Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 68091

Electric Vehicles: Incentives

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of fiscal incentives for the uptake of electric vehicles.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Plug-in Vehicle Grants have been a key driver of zero emission vehicle (ZEV) uptake since they were introduced in 2011. Grants remain available for vans, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles. Favourable tax rates, including the lowest first year rate...
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