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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 April 2026UIN 123836

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many grants and of what value have been made from the £30 million Depot Charging Scheme to businesses using (a) HGVs (b) coaches (c) other.

Answered by Keir Mather

As part of the Depot Charging Scheme, launched in July 2025, 92 projects valued at £33 million have been awarded grant funding to support uptake of battery electric (BE) HGVs, vans and coaches by part-funding the installation of charging infrastructure at fleet depots.

These awards break down as follows:

  • 46 projects, totalling £20,078,966, include at least one eligible BE HGV;

  • 3 projects, totalling £1,164,582, include at least one BE coach;

  • 43 projects, totalling £11,701,679, do not include a BE HGV or coach.

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