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Electric Vehicle Trading Scheme and Road Usage Duty (Consultation) Bill [HL]

A Bill to provide for a public consultation on the introduction of a trading obligation on vehicle manufacturers to increase the proportion of electrically propelled light passenger vehicles sold and on the introduction of a road usage duty to reduce transport carbon emissions; and to provide for graduated rates of duty to apply to modified vehicles.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Lords)

The story so farThe Electric Vehicle Trading Scheme and Road Usage Duty (Consultation) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 23 January 2020 by Baroness Worthington (Crossbench). It is now at second reading in the House of Lords. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 23 Jan 2020
  2. 2nd reading Lords Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2021.