Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for plug-in vehicle grants to private cars.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
There are now over a million battery electric cars registered in the UK, and their sales continue to grow. The Government is targeting its incentives where they have the most impact and deliver the greatest value for money. Plug-in Grants will continue until at least financial year 2024/25 for motorcycles, vans, taxis, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: It is about ensuring that in our product design, our implementation and our sales process.
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Environmental Audit CommitteeFound: Andrew Mullen: Sales are down at the moment.
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: It is about ensuring that in our product design, our implementation and our sales process.
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Environmental Audit CommitteeFound: Andrew Mullen: Sales are down at the moment.
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: It is about ensuring that in our product design, our implementation and our sales process.
Apr. 17 2024
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Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: UK renewables deployment supply chain readinessFound: and both delayed and shortened serial production (manufacturing at higher volumes, which profitable sales
Asked by: Simpson, Graham (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Central Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the market for electric (a) car and (b) van sales to move more quickly than is set out in the UK-wide zero-emission vehicle mandate, in light of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation in its 2023 Report to Parliament.
Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport
Since 2011 the Scottish Government has supported individuals and businesses across Scotland with over £220 million of interest free loans to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.
In addition, the Plugged-in Communities grant fund has provided community transport organisations with grants worth almost £4 million to procure zero emission vehicles.
The Scottish Government is currently considering the future of its EV incentive schemes, with no final decision yet made.
The Scottish Government has commissioned a study which will look at EV adoption to-date and will model future demand across a number of scenarios. This study will help to inform the ongoing development of Transport Scotland’s strategic framework for the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and the development of charging infrastructure across Scotland.
Apr. 16 2024
Source Page: Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementationFound: Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 First phase regulations for energy smart appliances