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Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 125923 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

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Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the level of demand electric vehicles; and whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of aligning the ZEV mandate trajectory with the 2035 European transitio

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 17 Apr 2026

According to industry figures, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represent 22.4% of new car sales in the year to date. In March, new BEV volumes were up 24.2% on March last year, with 86,120 BEV sales, the highest month of BEV sales by volume ever in the U...