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The businesses argue that this hugely unpopular congestion charge if continued, would severely impact those who have invested in greener fleets.

TfL considers this change part of a phased effort to tackle air pollution, yet businesses argue it will hinder the already slow uptake of electric vans.

Currently, fewer than three per cent of London's vans are electric, and just 5.9 per cent of new vans sold last year were battery-powered.

The Federation of Small Businesses and environmental group Clean Cities have backed the companies' call to reverse the decision, warning it could deter the transition to electric vehicles at a time when the market is already struggling to meet targets.

Thomas Turrell, City Hall Conservatives group environment spokesman, told City AM : ⁘Charges on delivery vehicles are almost always passed onto consumers, and so introducing a congestion charge on electric vans will see Londoners shoulder the cost.⁘