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<p>We are currently investing nearly £1.5bn between April 2015 and March 2021, with
grants available for plug in cars, vans, lorries, buses, taxis and motorcycles to
reduce the up-front purchase price of electric vehicles, as well schemes to support
charge point infrastructure at homes and workplaces and on residential streets. Purchasers
of electric vehicles also benefit from lower Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax
rates from April. As part of our consultation on bringing forward the end to the sale
of new petrol and diesel cars and vans, we are asking what the accompanying package
of support will need to be to enable the transition and minimise the impacts on businesses
and consumers across the UK, building on the significant demand and supply side measures
already in place.</p>
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