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Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 14939 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2026

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Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8653 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what estimate her Department has made of the average purchase price differential between a diesel heavy goods

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Answered by Keir Mather, 10 Jul 2026

Zero emission heavy goods vehicles are currently more expensive than equivalent diesel models, though this varies across use cases and models. To mitigate this, the government provides financial support through the Zero Emission Truck Grant, which covers ...