Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides to support the shift to electric vehicles.

Since 2010 the Government has spent over £2 billion to support the transition to zero emission vehicles. This funding has focused on reducing higher upfront cost of electric vehicles (EVs) and accelerating the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.

Following the success of the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund Pilot, a further £381 million has been made available over the next two financial years. This funding will support local authorities in England to work with the private sector to transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking. This is in addition to funding available this financial year to local authorities across the UK under the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.

In addition, the Rapid Charging Fund will accelerate the rollout of high-powered chargers on the strategic road network.

Plug-In vehicle Grants, which have been available since 2011, will be targeted where they have the most impact. This means until at least financial year 2023/24 for taxis and motorcycles, and 2024/25 for vans, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles. There are also tax incentives including zero road tax and favourable company car tax rates.