Letters to party leaders call for continued support for Plug-In Grants

The BVRLA has joined forces with over twenty automotive, environmental, EV charging and fleet organisations to write to the main party leaders ahead of Thursday’s General Election, to ask for continued support for the Plug-in Car and Van Grants.

The message of the joint letter is clear, if the next government is serious about meeting its zero-emission road transport ambitions, it is vital that they provide future certainty around the status and lifespan of the vital Plug-In Car and Van Grants. Despite promises from all the main political parties to increase support for electric vehicles, none of their manifestos have explicitly pledged to continue the grant beyond 2020.

BVRLA Chief Executive, Gerry Keaney said: “Waiting times for some of the most popular battery electric vehicles are already at nine or twelve months, and fleets need to know that the grant will still apply when the vehicle is delivered. Fleets are in a unique position to accelerate the shift to more sustainable road transport, but we need the right incentives in place and the Plug-In Grant is crucial.”

Read the press release issued on 9 December: Industry calls for certainty with Plug-In Grants.