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<p>Government has committed £2.5 billion since 2020 to support the transition to zero
emission vehicles, with funding to offset their higher upfront cost, and to accelerate
the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside grants for plug-in
vehicles, there are also tax benefits in place such as zero road tax, and company
car tax rates, which can save drivers over £2,000 a year. Once fuel costs and tax
incentives are factored in, we expect the total cost of ownership to reach parity
during the 2020s, compared to petrol and diesel cars.</p><p> </p><p>On 25 March, we
published our electric vehicle infrastructure strategy. This strategy sets out our
vision and commitments to make EV charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling
at a petrol station so that all drivers can transition with confidence.</p><p> </p><p>
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