Electric Vehicles 2023-10-26
2023-10-26
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Q1
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No specific background mentioned, but the question focuses on the steps to increase electric vehicles' availability.
What steps he is taking to increase the availability of electric vehicles. Last year, 16% of new cars and around 6% of new vans sold were fully electric.
The Government are committed to accelerating the transition to zero-emission vehicles. Last year, 16% of new cars and around 6% of new vans sold were fully electric. To continue to support the uptake of zero-emission vehicles we are introducing a world-leading zero-emission vehicle mandate. That will set a minimum percentage of manufacturers' new car and van sales to be zero-emission each year from 2024. We have laid the new public charge point regulations this week to facilitate charging for electric vehicles.
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Q2
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In South Derbyshire, there is a Toyota factory with groundbreaking hydrogen technology. The question seeks information on charging infrastructure for electric and hydrogen vehicles in rural areas.
I thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. As he knows, in South Derbyshire in the Toyota factory we have groundbreaking hydrogen technology, so I would ask, what is the Minister doing to ensure that the charging infrastructure is in place across rural areas, for both electric and hydrogen vehicles?
My hon. Friend knows that the Government have supported the use of hydrogen in road vehicles for over a decade, including the installation of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure where there is sufficient demand. Toyota recently announced progress on commercialising solid-state batteries, which is encouraging across both electric and hydrogen technologies.
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The specifics about rural areas charging infrastructure were not addressed directly.
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Q3
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The question addresses the cost disparity between home and public charging points for electric vehicles.
We have already heard that the uptake of electric vehicles is closely linked to charging points. When will the Government close the gap in charging costs between those who have the ability to charge at home and those who rely on a public charging point?
As the hon. Lady knows, there is wide experience across the charging network with many people able to charge at home and through an increasingly large public network. Changes in electricity prices tend to dominate changes overall, but we can now have a much more competitive market for charging due to the new charge point regulations.
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The specific timeline or measures to close the gap were not provided.
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