At a glance
• From January 2, the central London congestion charge increases from £15 to £18, and EVs lose their full exemption (electric vans pay £9; electric cars £13.50)
• The changes are expected to generate about £110m extra per year in income for Transport for London
• Firms including Royal Mail, Tesco, Uber, DPD, DHL and John Lewis warned the changes may discourage EV adoption, increase costs for Londoners, and push some operators back to petrol or diesel vehicles
Sir Sadiq Khan will pocket an estimated £320m a year from motorists after hiking the congestion charge and scrapping the exemption for electric vehicles, The Standard can reveal.
