The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine how the UK Government can accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles and maintain confidence in the transition away from petrol and diesel.
The inquiry follows confirmation in the Autumn Budget that a new mileage-based electric vehicle excise duty (eVED) will apply to battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from April 2028. It also comes as the UK prepares to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, with all new cars and vans required to be zero-emission by 2035.
MPs will assess the potential impact of eVED, alongside wider barriers to EV adoption such as vehicle affordability, charging availability and consumer confidence. The inquiry takes place against a shifting European backdrop, after the European Commission proposed allowing 10% of new cars sold after 2035 to use non-zero-emission powertrains.
Transport Committee chair Ruth Cadbury said the inquiry would “look under the bonnet” of current policy and examine how charging rollout and incentives could be improved.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association welcomed the move, with chief executive Toby Poston warning that uncertainty around the ZEV mandate, used EV market and eVED plans is “damaging confidence and costing EV adopters billions of pounds”.
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