Campaign highlight – November 2025

Government commits to EV charging cost review.

In the Autumn Budget, the government committed to reviewing the cost of public electric vehicle (EV) charging, looking at the impact of energy prices, wider cost contributors, and options for lowering these costs for consumers. The review will start in Q1 2026 and report by Q3 2026.

Logistics UK has raised the cost of charging as a challenge in the transition to battery electric technologies, with commercial viability being critical to decarbonising and therefore welcomed the review of public EV charging costs.

The transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) needs to be cost effective and proportionate for operators. Currently, this is not the case for public charging, severely impacting the total cost of ownership (TCOs) for operators.

This disproportionately impacts SMEs who rely more heavily on public charging due to constrained space or leased depots. A review and subsequent lowering of costs for EV charging will support the transition to ZEVs ensuring the TCOs align more closely.

The business group has engaged with government on the issue and also published reports highlighting the challenges around costs for both depot and public charging infrastructure and will continue to highlight the need for a fair, sustainable and commercially viable transition.