Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether manufacturers who have not signed up to the (a) Science Based Targets Initiative and (b) Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration will be eligible for the Electric Car Grant.

The Electric Car Grant requires manufacturers to hold a verified Science Based Target (SBT) from the Science Based Target Initiative. Vehicles made by manufacturers who do not hold either a verified near-term or net-zero SBT will not be eligible for the Electric Car Grant (ECG).

The Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration is not a specific requirement of the ECG. The Science Based Target Initiative is an independent body responsible for setting the requirements for new SBT targets and accreditation.