Labour offering £120,000 discount on electric trucks amid 'record-breaking' order of new EVs

Labour offering £120,000 discount on electric trucks amid 'record-breaking' order of new EVs

Drivers and companies could save a staggering £120,000 off the price of a new electric vehicle as part of Labour's new incentive scheme to support the uptake of cleaner vehicles

Discounts of up to £120,000 as electric truck grants increased

Operators can now claim discounts of up to £120,000 on new electric trucks following the announcement by the government of an additional £18 million to increase the Plug-in Truck Grant until March 2026. The move is part of a £318 million plan for green freight, cutting upfront costs on new HGVs and helping businesses to access them. The new grant level for trucks means: smaller trucks (4.25t to 12t) could save up to £20,000 mid-sized trucks (12…

Logistics industry welcomes increased funding for electric HGVs but calls for long term certainty

Government has today announced an additional £18m funding for the Plug-in Truck Grant scheme, in a bid to support the business case for investment in electric HGVs. Welcoming the move, that increases the grant for electric HGVs to £120,000 per vehicle, Lamech Solomon, Head of Decarbonisation Policy at business group Logistics UK suggested the grant is “fundamental to the continued uptake of electric HGVs” but called for greater long-term certain…

Government increases grants for EV lorries as it pushes ahead ...

The Department for Transport has announced it is increasing the discounts applied to electric trucks as it forges ahead with the ban on sales of new diesel lorries, due for 2040.

UK Government cuts electric lorry costs by up to £120,000 for businesses

The UK government has announced new funding that cuts the upfront cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000, supporting businesses to switch to zero-emission freight while reducing long-term operating costs The UK government has announced a major expansion of support for zero-emission freight, cutting the upfront cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000 for businesses. The move, delivered through enhanced Plug-in Truck Grants, is designed to …

Plug-in Truck Grant slashes prices of electric lorries by up to £120,000

The UK government is making electric lorries more affordable while boosting growth and investment in the sector.