Written Question·Treasury·UIN 104981

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether rural proofing was applied to the development of proposals for Electric Vehicle Excise Duty.

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 electric vehicles (EVs) contribute to congestion and wear and tear ...

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