25-11-2025 21:30 via autocar.co.uk

EV pay-per-mile tax could 'inflict severe damage' on car industry

Ahead of Autumn Budget tomorrow, industry urges government to rethink plans for new EV tax and scrapping ECOSThe UK car industry has urged the government to rethink plans to impose a pay-per-mile tax on EVs or risk recent growth in the sector being "wiped out".
The new tax, set to be detailed tomorrow (26 November) in chancellor Rachel Reeves's Autumn Budget, is described by the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) as a measure that contradicts recent efforts to boost EV upt
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