Electric Vehicles: Vans

(asked on 25th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made prior to 18 March 2021 of the potential effect of a reduction in plug-in grant funding on electric van adoption.


Answered by
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Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 13th April 2021

Our assessment is that the changes to the van grant will mean funding will last longer and be available to more drivers, while still offering a substantial discount on upfront price. There are now over twenty models of electric vans (including HGVs) eligible for the van grant, with a wide variety of specifications and lower running costs than internal combustion engine vans. We expect the market to continue to grow. Zero emission vans are exempt from vehicle excise duty, and from 6 April 2021 zero emission company vans will be exempt from the van benefit charge.

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