Choosing with Confidence Freight in the City - 27 October 2015 Bob Moran, Deputy Head

UK Government commitment SPENDING REVIEW END NOVEMBER 2015 “We have a great opportunity here - not just to make the UK one of the world’s leading market for green vehicles - but also one of the world’s leading producers too.” LowCVP Annual Conference, 24 June 2015 Anna Soubry - BIS Andrew Jones - DfT

… giving the most comprehensive package of support in the world Every new car an ULEV from 2040 and whole fleet by 2050; The right supporting infrastructure; World class skills and facilities for ULEV tech; A smarter electricity grid to maximise ULEV; and The UK as the best place in Europe for ULEV industries. 3 05 May 2015

Dawn of the ULEV era … 21,000 ULEVs sold in the UK this year Growth of 140% on last year UK is the fastest growing market for electric vehicles in Europe Two-thirds bought by UK businesses 05 May 2015

Infrastructure Current provision for EVs (non-domestic): Map and Data Source: Zap Map Current provision for EVs (non-domestic): 2,261 Slow Chargepoints 5,534 Fast Chargepoints 1,396 Rapid Chargepoints (411 AC / 985 DC) £7.5m Hydrogen for Transport Advancement Programme HyTAP £5m funding for 12 hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) for 2016 05 May 2015

Initiatives … £200m+ Plug-in Car Grant (£5k – Feb 2016) £31m Other vehicles £2m+ Go Ultra Low comms campaign £35m Go Ultra Low Cities £30m Buses £20m Taxis £32m Chargepoint infrastructure £7.5m+ Hydrogen £15m Highways England chargepoints £35m London £4m HGV gas infrastructure £125m Research and development £10m Battery prize 05 May 2015

Support: Vehicles - Cars 35% off an eligible car (up to £5,000) <75g CO2 10-70+ miles range >60 mph top speed Grant cap before 29 Feb 2016 £5,000 per car across all categories Grant cap after 29 Feb 2016 To be set following the Spending Review 05 May 2015

Support: Vehicles – Not cars! 20% off an eligible van (up to £8,000) March 2015 –announced £7.5m to boost uptake of zero emission motorcycle and scooters; Up to £1500 off the purchase of a qualifying models to help bridge cost gap between electric and petrol. 05 May 2015

Tax Incentives Vehicle Excise Duty Currently – exemption for <100g CO2 / km From 2017 – exemption for zero emission vehicles. Fuel Duty – £0 Company Car Tax 5% for 0-50g CO2 cars 2015 – 16 7% for 50-75g CO2 cars 2015 – 16 * Commitment to maintain a 2% differential for ULEVs out to 2020 Enhanced Capital Allowance – write-down 100% of EV value in 1st year to set against tax (even if the grant has been used) Van benefit charge (VBC) – £3000 charge payable to employees for private (as well as business) use till 2015 SPENDING REVIEW END NOVEMBER 2015 05 May 2015

Plugged-in Fleets Initiative PIFI (2012-13) – Looked at how to integrate ULEVs into 20 UK fleets. PIFI 100 (2013-14) – £280k made available to allow 100 more fleets to benefit. Tri-part PIFI programme 2014-15 Online fleet assessment tool available to 300 fleets. PIFI review for 45 large and SME businesses Vehicle drive cycles TCO Infrastructure implications PIFI PLUS for 12 additional fleets helping with introduction of ULEVs www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/pifi Through the Plugged-in Fleets Initiative (PIFI), the Energy Saving Trust aims to demonstrate where mplug-in vehicles (PIVs) can work practically to fulfil and maximise business needs, show where the vehicles work economically, and provide vital insights into the fleet PIV market. Plug-in vehicles include pure electric vehicles (EVs), extended range electric vehicles (E-REV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). 05 May 2015

Go Ultra Low – Fleet Guide 05 May 2015

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