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Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 8605 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2026

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Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral evidence of Richard Bruce to the Transport Select Committee on 29 April 2026, what the evidential basis is that between 80 and 90 per cent of electric vehicle owners would recommend a

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 24 Jun 2026

The Government’s EV tracker survey, published in August 2025, shows that the vast majority of EV drivers would recommend their vehicle type to others: 88% of battery electric vehicle drivers and 83% of plug-in hybrid EV drivers said that they were likely ...