Written questions

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

2026-06-30 · Department for Transport · 15005 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12905 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what evidence, modelling and analysis underpin her Department's projection that battery-electric heavy goods

Answer

Our projections are based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling for HGVs. This takes into account a range of future costs of vehicles including upfront costs, fuel/energy costs, maintenance costs and infrastructure costs for a typical ownership perio...