The Department for Transport has announced it will spend £120m to support drivers, businesses and fleets make the switch to electric vehicles, as part of the government’s £2.3b plan to encourage the UK’s transition to zero emissions vehicles.
Future of Roads minister Lilian Greenwood confirmed that DfT will extend the plug-in van grant for another year, with the goal of helping van drivers and businesses make the switch more easily. The grant offers drivers up to £5,000 for larger vans. Since launching in 2012 the scheme has helped to sell over 80,000 electric and zero emission vehicles.
