Written Question·Treasury·UIN 97127

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a 3p-per-mile charge for electric cars and 1.5p for plug-in hybrids on low-income households, the environment, society and the economy.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...

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