16-07-2025
The Mayor's new congestion charge for electric vans is a penalty for going green
Small firms face massive financial and operational hurdles. Most still depend on diesel vans - which pump out substantial amounts of Nitrogen Dioxide. While TfL's £122 million van scrappage scheme was hugely welcomed, only 1.7% of recipients made the leap to electric. That tells you everything about the scale of the challenge. Londoners get this too - recent polling shows most residents (67%) believe that small businesses need more support to transition to electric vehicles.
