Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 106911
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Department's press release entitled Boost for British business as government slashes cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000, published on 6 January 2026, how many and what proportion of lorr
Answer
Keir MatherAs of September 2025, there were 1,313 battery-electric HGVs on UK roads (VEH1103): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables.The £18 million Plug-in Truck Grant Uplift announced on 6 January 2026, which ...
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