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Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Electricity Generation

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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 22295, tabled on 17 April 2024

Question

Bill Esterson
Labour
Sefton Central
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include renewable electricity within the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.

Answer

Anthony Browne
Conservative
South Cambridgeshire
Commons

Answered on

23 April 2024

The Government is currently supporting the rollout of public electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure through targeted grants, the Local EV Infrastructure Fund and the Rapid Charging Fund. However, the Government continues to review all options to support the continued rollout of public EV chargepoints.

Last year, the Department commissioned independent research into potential regulation-based options that may be required to support the continued rollout of public EV chargepoints from mid-2020s, including their opportunities, risks and likely impact. Options under consideration include the potential merits of including renewable electricity in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. This research is still in progress.

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