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<p>The Government is committed to keeping the transition to electric vehicles (EVs)
affordable for all consumers. Government grants have been in place for over a decade
to help reduce the up-front purchase price of EVs. These grants remain available for
the purchase of zero emission vans, trucks, wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxis
and motorbikes.</p><p> </p><p>Once purchased, EV owners benefit from lower operational
and maintenance costs including favourable taxation policies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
is also committed to ensuring EV charging remains affordable for all EV drivers. Most
EV drivers charge overnight at home where they can access cheap and flexible tariffs.
This is a trend that the Government expects will continue. The Government continues
to support and encourage innovations to ensure that EV drivers, who do not have their
own home chargers, can benefit from cheaper domestic electricity tariffs, such as
cable gulleys and peer-to-peer charging schemes allowing owners to rent out their
home chargepoints.</p>
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