Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 19484 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what operational assumptions her Department uses when assessing the total cost of ownership of zero-emission HGVs compared with diesel equivalents, including assumptions on (a) annual mileage, (b) payload, (c) vehicle utilisation, (d) charging costs and (e) vehicle lifespan.

The Department for Transport's operational assumptions regarding the total cost of ownership of zero emission HGVs relative to diesel HGVs will be published alongside the next consultation on the HGV CO2 emissions regulatory framework.