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National Highways: Motor Vehicles

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32678

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e) plug-in hybrid and (f) fully electric vehicles were purchased by National Highways in each year since 2014.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The number of vehicles purchased by National Highways since 2014, broken down by engine type, is as follows:

No. Vehicles Purchased by Engine Type

Year

Petrol

Diesel

Hydrogen

Hybrid

Plug-In Hybrid

Fully Electric

2014

0

1

0

0

0

0

2015

0

24

0

0

0

0

2016

0

54

0

0

0

0

2017

0

1

0

0

0

0

2018

0

195

0

0

0

0

2019

0

228

0

0

36

0

2020

0

104

0

0

38

0

2021

0

120

0

0

128

1

2022

0

131

0

0

175

19

2023

0

2

0

0

195

18

2024

0

12

0

0

75

74

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