Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said the UK Government "wants to make EVs as affordable as possible" and it sees big fleet deals as an advantage in bringing more low priced used EVs into the market for private motorists.
Haigh said ministers are aware of the challenges over the transition to electric vehicles, and the Government will launch a consultation soon on plans to reinstate the 2030 deadline for the end of sales of new diesel and petrol cars.
Haigh said: “I think there are challenges with the EV transition – we’re very aware of that, including the lack of certainty that the previous government introduced by moving back the deadline (to 2035) for transition."
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