During the Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt announced that beginning in 2025, electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). The VED is calculated by considering engine size, year of registration and level of CO2 emissions, and because EV’s do not produce tailpipe Co2 emissions, drivers did not have to pay VED.
Air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe, causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, contributing to poor health and even premature death. There are multiple factors that contribute to poor air quality such as PM2.5, formaldehyde, and nitrogen dioxide, which by Dr. Chunli Cao, CEO of Healthy Air Technology, examines in this article.