PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points (15 March 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on reviewing the support to SMEs which have installed electric vehicle charging facilities but need to upgrade to more expensive rapid chargers to meet public preference and demand.

Asked by:
Mr James Frith (Labour)

As part of the Government’s ambition to reduce emissions from road vehicles, Ministers in the Department have regular discussions with colleagues across Government. The Government recognises that a range of both rapid and slower chargepoints are needed in different locations to meet various charging needs and changing user behaviour. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles works with the Energy Savings Trust and has collaborated with them to prepare guidance specifically aimed at businesses and companies, including SMEs to assist them in choosing the most appropriate charging infrastructure for their fleets:

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/reports/6390%20EST%20A4%20Chargepoints%20guide_v10b.pdf

Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
23 March 2018