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Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12839

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8651 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of charging requirements on (a) daily vehicle utilisation rates and (b) freight sector productivity for zero-emission heavy goods vehicles compared with diesel equivalents.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department will continue to engage with the sector on issues of utilisation and productivity, including through the detailed data that will be produced and shared as part of the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme.

We will set out our Zero Emission HGV and Coach Infrastructure Strategy in due course.

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