“The government needs to take a joined-up approach to promoting ultra-low emission vehicles, and on that basis it needs to reconsider its recent changes to the VED regime from 2017. The new system will hit some low-emission cars with a major increase in VED, while their higher emitting counterparts will get a tax cut. It doesn’t make sense.”

The government recently announced that a minimum of £200M has been made available to continue the Plug-in Car Grant and this latest news should add extra incentive to private buyers and fleets who were looking to ‘go electric’ in 2015 and 2016.

Further details about how the plug-in car grant will be structured beyond February are expected following the Government Spending Review in November.
Transport Minister, Andrew Jones MP said: “I’m pleased to announce today that the government is maintaining the current levels of grant, even as we move past the milestone of 50,000 vehicles.

“The UK is now the fastest growing market for electric vehicles in Europe. We will continue to invest to help make this technology affordable to everyone and to secure the UK’s position as a global leader.”