Department for Transport written question – answered at on 8 July 2026.
Greg Smith
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Transport), Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12905 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential cost savings for businesses operating battery-electric heavy goods vehicles compared with equivalent diesel vehicles once those vehicles achieve total cost of ownership parity without support from the Zero Emission Truck Grant and Depot Charging Scheme.
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12905.
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