Overview
- From April 2028, battery EVs will be charged 3p per mile and plug‑in hybrids 1.5p under a new Electric Vehicle Excise Duty that will rise with inflation.
- The Electric Car Grant’s top £3,750 band now covers eight models after four additions on 3 December, with over 40,000 drivers supported since the scheme launched in July.
- The Autumn Budget committed £1.3bn to extend the grant and £200m to speed public chargepoint rollout, with almost 87,000 chargers already live and councils funded to deliver over 100,000 more.
- New rules will make charging easier for households without driveways by removing planning permission for pavement chargers and requiring chargepoints in covered car parks, helping more drivers access cheaper domestic electricity rates.
- The OBR forecasts the per‑mile levy will raise about £1.1bn in 2028‑29 but cut EV sales by roughly 120,000, as trade bodies flag a “double tax” risk for plug‑in hybrids and Tesla’s FOI‑released submission warns that looser EV rules and new charges could hinder uptake.