The BVRLA's calling for a policy framework that enables fleets and government to meet their net zero ambitions.
- Government needs a delivery plan that takes account of the many diverse elements of the new car and van market.
- Government needs to provide focused and ringfenced support for vans.
- Government needs to ensure sufficient supply of vehicles to meet demand across different vehicle segments. Fleets need long term certainty of fiscal support for zero emission vehicles.
- Chargepoints must be accessible, affordable and reliable.
- Ofgem must review the current process for grid upgrades to minimise the costs and reduce time delays to fleets.
- Any decision on hybrid vehicles must ensure there will be appropriate and affordable options available to fleets following 2030.
- Government needs a used EV strategy that protects residual values by ensuring there is a healthy second market for used BEVS.
- Government must produce a powertrain roadmap for specialist commercial vehicles and HGVs.
Latest BVRLA Activity - Q2 2021
- Supply – held an EV working group meeting to discuss what support is needed to incentivise supply to the UK post the UK’s exit from the EU and to develop an early understanding of the impact of a Californian ZEV mandate as advocated by Policy Exchange and several others NGOs
- Demand – held a workshop with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles to discus the impact of the changes to the Plug-In Grant and to find possible solutions which would minimise the shock of any future changes
- Infrastructure – in recognition of the important role fleets have to play in decarbonising road transport the BVRLA has been invited to sit on the EV Energy Taskforce (EVET). The BVRLA is supporting modelling work which will assess fleets infrastructure needs to support the mass uptake of EVs
- Used BEVs – extensive engagement with government officials led to the BVRLA hosting a workshop with members enabling them to hear about progress in this area and providing them with the opportunity to shape development on issues such as battery health monitoring and used car labelling for BEVs
- Van Plan – the BVRLA has persistently lobbied Government for specialist support measures which will enable van owners/operators to shift to zero emission vans within the Government’s set timeframe – the BVRLA has published a van plan outlining special support measures needed