Electric Vehicles: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the safety of electric (a) cars, (b) bikes and (c) scooters.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
Road safety and the safety of electric vehicles is of paramount importance to the Government and is kept under regular review. The Government monitors road safety for all vehicles, these official statistics are regularly published on Department for Transport's website.
(a) All new cars require approval before they can be registered on the roads of Great Britain, to ensure they meet prescribed safety requirements.
(b) E-cycles are regulated under product safety laws and manufacturers must ensure they are safe and provide instructions for safe use before they are placed on the market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards, alongside Trading Standards, have the powers to remove unsafe or non-compliant products from the market.
(c) Safety is our top priority as we consider next steps and potential policy solutions for micromobility, including e-scooters
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