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Department for Business and Trade: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Josh NewburyLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49482

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Department has a contract with Enterprise for car hire. In the 2024/25 financial year there were 672 rentals, of which 4 were electric vehicle (EV) rentals (0.61%). All vehicle types were rented for 1672 days in total, of which 7 were EV rental days (0.42%).

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