Written questions

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...