Jesse Norman corrected a written answer on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

7 December 2022 · Commons written answer · Department for Transport

Zarah Sultana (Labour, Coventry South) asked written question 82456 on 8 November 2022. Jesse Norman answered on 14 November 2022 for the Department for Transport, and Jesse Norman corrected the answer on 7 December 2022. The corrected text adds the figure £3.4 million, which the original did not give. Altogether 18 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote research into electric vehicle charging road technology; and what assessment he has made of that technology's potential environmental benefits.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging ~~technology.~~ £10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging ~~technologies~~ for taxis in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric ~~vehicles,~~ by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender ~~engines.~~ Wireless charging has several other ~~potential~~ commercial and consumer benefits, including improved accessibility.	The Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology £10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies. This includes £3.4 million for charging taxis wirelessly in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines Wireless charging potentially has several other commercial and consumer experience benefits, including improved accessibility.

Original

Corrected

Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging ~~technology.~~
£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging ~~technologies~~ for taxis in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric ~~vehicles,~~ by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender ~~engines.~~
Wireless charging has several other ~~potential~~ commercial and consumer benefits, including improved accessibility.

The Government has committed £40 million in projects to support innovation in wireless and on-street electric vehicle charging technology
£10 million of this investment is supporting the trial of wireless charging technologies. This includes £3.4 million for charging taxis wirelessly in Nottingham, enabling drivers to “top-up” charge while waiting for their next fare. This project considers whether wireless charging can deliver additional environmental benefits for heavily utilised electric vehicles by reducing the need for large batteries or range extender engines
Wireless charging potentially has several other commercial and consumer experience benefits, including improved accessibility.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

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