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Government Support for Electric Trucks and Vans

As Ellwyn highlights, the UK's Zero Emission Van Grant and Zero Emission Truck Grant can significantly reduce the upfront cost of purchasing eligible electric commercial vehicles.

Available support includes:

• Up to £5,000 towards qualifying electric vans

• Up to £81,000 towards qualifying electric trucks, depending on vehicle weight

• Up to 70% funding towards eligible depot charging infrastructure
  

These grants are helping more businesses make the transition from diesel to electric. 

Beyond the Purchase Price

Ellwyn explains how the upfront cost is only part of the overall picture.

The real comparison is the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which considers the cost of owning and operating the vehicle over its lifetime, including purchase price, maintenance, energy costs and taxation.

Electric trucks can offer:

• Lower repair and maintenance costs due to fewer moving parts

• Lower and more predictable energy costs with depot charging

• Zero Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax)
  

For many operators, these savings help narrow the cost difference over the life of the vehicle, with some already achieving TCO parity.

Flexible Finance and Charging Solutions

Next to how they’re funded. Ellwyn explains that electric trucks can now be funded through finance options, including Hire Purchase, Finance Lease, Operating Lease and Contract Hire.

Charging infrastructure is equally as important. With government support available for depot charging and specialist partners to help plan installation, businesses can develop a charging solution that suits their operation.

Battery Confidence

Finally, Ellwyn talks us through how battery performance is a key consideration for any electric fleet. Renault Trucks supports customers with battery performance guarantees and connected services that monitor battery health throughout the vehicle's working life, helping operators maximise performance and confidence.

Start Your Electric Journey

Roger wraps up by highlighting that Renault Trucks E-Tech vehicles are already operating successfully across the UK in a wide range of real-world operations. Combined with government grants, lower running costs and flexible funding options, they are becoming an increasingly practical choice for many fleet operators.

If you're considering making the switch, Renault Trucks can help you understand your options.

What’s Next: The Zeroing In Series

Future episodes will reveal how collaboration — across teams, sites, and industry partners — is key to a seamless transition to electric fleets.

With Renault Trucks, operators have a trusted partner guiding them every step of the way toward zero-emission transport.

More in our Zeroing In series

Getting Started

Electric trucks are here. What’s holding you back? Power, cost, complexity - or just knowing where to start? with Roger Clarke, Head of Electromobility

EV Efficiency

Challenge the assumption that bigger batteries are better with Grahame Neagus, LCV Manager.

Speaking EV

How to start thinking electric, shifting from fuel delivery to grid-based energy planning with Andrew Roberts, Electromobility Charging Specialist. 

Is There Enough Power for Electric Trucks?

How the grid handles it now, and how it’s building capacity with Energy Transition Managers, Jack Millington and Simon Calado.

How to Charge
Your Fleet

Exploring options from depot charging to shared hubs and public networks with Electric Mobility Charging Specialists, Andrew Roberts and Aaron Davison.

The Importance of Partnerships

Making the right choices that drive fleet decarbonisation and commercial success with Jessica Sawbridge, Electromobility Customer Experience Manager.

What is it actually like to drive an electric truck?

Without spending time behind the wheel of an electric truck, it can be difficult to know what driving one is really like. Find out with Energy Transition Managers, Jack Millington and Simon Calado.

Why does aftersales matter more than ever? 

Electric trucks need less maintenance, but aftersales matters more than ever. 

The Legislation Driving the Change 

Since 2015, there have been various initiatives in place to encourage the switch to electric. 

Why dashboards and data make the difference on electric trucks.

Data doesn’t always seem like an exciting topic, but it’s one of the most powerful tools fleets have, and it matters even more with electric trucks.

What do our customers really think?

In this episode of Zeroing In, our team visited some of our valued customers to find out how electric is working in real time in their everyday operations.

The Renault Trucks Decarbonisation Wheel

In the latest episode of Zeroing In, Roger Clarke, Head of Electromobility, takes us through the decarbonisation wheel.  

How to Buy an Electric Truck

In the latest Zeroing In video, Roger Clarke, Head of Electromobility, and Elwyn Thompson, Network Truck and LCV Sales Manager, talk us through the process of buying an electric truck, from the first conversation to funding models.

EV Discovery Programme

For many operators, one of the biggest barriers to electrification isn't cost or ambition, it’s simply never having the chance to try an electric vehicle in real-world operations. That's the exact problem the Vertellus EV Discovery Programme is designed to solve.

Product Evolution

In this episode of Zeroing In, Roger Clarke, Head of Electromobility, takes us through the evolution of the Renault Trucks products.