New Coalition Urges Mayor to Rethink Axeing of C-Charge Exemption for EVs

New coalition urges Mayor to rethink axeing of C-charge exemption for EVs

Open letter says Sadiq Khan risks undermining progress towards cleaning up London’s air

Uber, AA and Royal Mail urge Khan to scrap EV congestion charge

A host of businesses including Uber, the AA and Royal Mail have urged Sadiq Khan to re-think rolling back the exemption for electric vehicles in London’s congestion charge. Some 28 business and green groups published an open letter to the Mayor arguing that changing the discount would threaten London’s clean air ambitions, while prompting a “backslide to petrol and diesel vehicles.” Currently, the Cleaner Vehicle Discount (CVD) allows EV drivers…