Overview
- An extra £18 million tops up the Plug‑in Truck Grant, letting hauliers claim discounts of up to £120,000 on new electric lorries through March 2026.
- New grant tiers apply by weight: up to £20,000 (4.25t–12t), £60,000 (12t–18t), £80,000 (18t–26t) and £120,000 (26t and over).
- The uplift sits within a £318 million plan to cut upfront costs for freight operators and support lower running‑cost adoption of zero‑emission trucks.
- Ministers opened a consultation on a regulatory roadmap to phase out sales of new non‑zero‑emission HGVs by 2040 to provide longer‑term planning certainty.
- ZEHID funding exceeding £120 million is backing nearly 300 zero‑emission HGVs on UK roads by March 2026, with firms such as Amazon and Marks & Spencer deploying vehicles, as industry groups welcome the boost but seek longer‑term support and dedicated HGV charging infrastructure.