In the Climate Agreement, the target is set that the Rijkswagenpark consists of 2020% zero-emission vehicles by 20 and by 2028 completely zero emission is. According to State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and Water Management it is important that the government shows that electric driving is becoming the new normal. 

All departments, except the Ministry of Defense because of the exemptions that make the business case for the transition to EV unfavorable, have committed to achieve the 20% for their own fleet. Despite this, the developments towards zero-emission vehicles in some departments are still lagging behind the target.

Of Spivot secretary wants therefore, together with the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate and the Secretary of State for Defense, focus on improvement actions, including expansion of the charging infrastructure at government buildings, expansion of framework contracts and improvement of monitoring.

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