Question follow-through · 117073

Electric Vehicles: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy of support for low income families transitioning away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and (b) potential impact of the 2030 ban on sales of new ICE

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 2 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 4 Mar 2026
Answer: 6 Mar 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy of support for low income families transitioning away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and (b) potential impact of the 2030 ban on sales of new ICE
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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6 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to supporting those on low incomes in accessing electric vehicles and the up to £1,400 running cost saving per year versus a comparable petrol car. We are investing over £3.5bn in grants to make zero emission vehicles more affo...

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