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Electric Vehicles: Large Goods Vehicles

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 March 2025UIN 36578

The question

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.

Answered by 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 the construction sector is planned.

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