Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
Lords · Question HL390 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Redwood
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual capacity of the UK vehicle industry to produce battery electric cars.
Answer
Answered by Lord Stockwood, 4 Jun 2026
The Government has not made a single estimate of annual battery electric vehicle production capacity, however the latest forecasts from the Advanced Propulsion Centre estimate the UK will produce 200k battery electric vehicles (passenger cars and commerci...