Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has announced an extension for the government’s Plug-in Van Grant for another year to help businesses transition to electric vehicles.
The Plug-in van grant has helped sell over 80,000 electric and zero emission vans since its launch. The extension will mean businesses and van drivers can continue to receive grants up to £2,500 when buying small vans up to 2.5 tonnes and up to £5,000 for larger vans up to 4.25 tonnes.
To further support firms to make the switch, additional training requirements for EVs compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts due to their increased weight are also being removed, which aims to cut training costs and make it easier to hire electric van drivers.
Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, said:
“From van drivers and businesses, to drivers with accessibility needs, bikers and cabbies, today we are making it easier, faster and cheaper for people to switch to electric vehicles.“
The department is also supporting taxi drivers make the switch to electric for another year, by making £4,000 available to purchase a zero emission cab, while the The plug-in wheelchair accessible vehicle grant cap is also being increased from £35,000 to £50,000 to give consumers a wider choice of vehicle.
Alongside this financial support, the government strengthened incentives to purchase zero emission vehicles in the Autumn Budget 2024 by maintaining generous ZEV incentives in the Company Car Tax regime.
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