Plug-in Truck Grant extension helps make business case for green investment, says Logistics UK

Responding to the announcement today (31 March) that the Plug-In Truck Grant has been extended for a further 12 months, Logistics UK Deputy Director – Policy, Michelle Gardner says it will speed up decarbonisation by helping make the business case for investing in electric vehicles:

“Cost is a significant barrier for businesses when investing in green technology, so extending the Plug-In Truck Grant will encourage HGV fleet decarbonisation by removing some of the risk.

“We have been calling for the grant to be extended for some time and our members will be encouraged that the government is taking industry’s views on board. Alongside affordable electric vehicles, the sector needs a comprehensive charging network, and we continue to urge the government to ensure the energy infrastructure is delivered at the pace the sector requires to maintain the nation’s supply chains while meeting net-zero goals.”

Logistics UK is one of the UK’s biggest business groups, representing logistics businesses which are vital to keeping the UK trading, and more than seven million people directly employed in the making, selling and moving of goods. With decarbonisation, Brexit, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK plc. Logistics UK supports, shapes and stands up for safe and efficient logistics, and is the only business group which represents the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, water and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. For more information about the organisation and its work, please get in touch – here.