Written Question·Treasury·UIN 123509

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential combined impact of the 2025 Budget announcement introducing pay per mile charges on electric vehicles, particularly its effect on consumer demand for EVs, and

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, to create a fair tax system whilst also taking steps to ensure that driving an electric vehicle (EV) remains an attractive choice for consumers...

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