Electric Vehicles: Costs
Commons · Question 123517 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 19th March 2026 to Question 120277, Electric Vehicles: Costs, what assessment she has made of the impact of battery degradation on the used electric vehicle value.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 30 Mar 2026
The latest data on electric vehicle (EV) battery degradation suggests the majority of EV batteries comfortably exceed warranty thresholds. The Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate and the Government’s Electric Car Grant require manufacturers to provide battery w...