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Electric Vehicles: Prices

Commons · Question 121469 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of when electric vehicles will reach price parity with internal combustion engine vehicles.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 23 Mar 2026

As part of the October 2023 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), the Department for Transport published projections for the costs of zero emission cars and vans to 2050. The analysis can be found here :https://assets.publishing...