About 2% of vans scrapped under the Ultra Low Emission Zone scrappage scheme have been replaced by electric equivalents.
The mayor's office said Londoners who received the scrappage grant could decide how to spend the money and that it did not have to be spent on an electric vehicle. "Despite the push for more electric vans on our roads, we are still witnessing a surge in greenhouse gas emissions from vans as a result of sustained sales of diesel vans, countering trends we are seeing in the car market.
"The mayor has committed to working closely with partners to deliver 40,000 charging points by 2030.”If you have ever ordered a delivery, you will know most of the time what you ordered turns up in a van.
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