Select committee: Transport Committee
Recommendation 6
First Report - Zero emission vehicles
Published 28 Jul 2021
Paragraph 44
Addressed to Department for Transport
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
Drivers who do not have access to off-street parking and who live in rural or remote areas may struggle to charge their vehicles. To ensure that a comprehensive network of electric vehicle charging infrastructure is in place by 2030, sub-national transport bodies and local authorities will need to implement strategies to deliver a range of practical and accessible charging solutions to suit local needs.
From: Transport Committee, First Report - Zero emission vehicles (HC 27), paragraph 44, 28 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 25 October 2021 (deadline 28 September 2021).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government accepts some of the Committee's recommendations in full and others in part, and says it will bring forward further proposals and an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.
- On a ZEV mandate, the government "partially accepts" the recommendation, with a ZEV Mandate combined with a CO2 regulation as its "preferred option". Specific proposals will follow the Green Paper consultation, "most likely starting in early 2022".
- It accepts the recommendations on a charging infrastructure strategy, saying the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, "to be launched this Autumn", will outline roles and responsibilities so "no areas are left behind".
- On funding "charge point champions", it partially accepts but says the LEVI fund "is a capital only fund and cannot be used to pay for chargepoint champions directly".
- On mandating industry pricing to shift charging behaviour, it partially accepts, saying "it is not our current intention to mandate" this in full. It has committed to legislation in Autumn 2021 requiring smart functionality for new home and workplace chargepoints.