Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 36578

Electric Vehicles: Large Goods Vehicles

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of increasing the permitted weight of electric HGVs on the construction sector.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department keeps vehicle regulations, including maximum permitted weight limits, under review, to determine whether they remain appropriate during the transition towards zero emission HGVs. No assessment which focuses exclusively on vehicles used in t...
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