United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2575
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
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20 November 2023
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23 November 2023 · Answer
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23 November 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the impact of battery weights on 4 and 6 axle electric HGVs on the payload they are able to carry to remain within maximum axle weights
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20 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the impact of battery weights on 4 and 6 axle electric HGVs on the payload they are able to carry to remain within maximum axle weights
Source: Commons
23 November 2023
Answer
The Department has already taken steps to support uptake of electric HGVs by increasing their maximum gross weight limit to reduce any payload loss compared to a diesel equivalent. The Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 came in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-20/2575
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1671577
- uk · wq-1671577 · source updated 23 November 2023