Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support the Government provides to vehicle rental companies to transition their fleet to electric vehicles.

Vehicle rental companies are able to take advantage of various grant funding schemes the Government has in place to assist with the cost of buying plug-in electric vehicles, including passenger cars, taxis, vans and motorcycles. They can also make use of the Workplace Charging Scheme to help pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargepoints. In addition, the Government has put in place a favourable tax regime which rewards the cleanest vehicles including rental company fleets.