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Electric Vehicles

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 81294

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of UK cars powered solely by electric.

Answered by Keir Mather

In the 12 months ending June 2025, 4.4% of all licensed cars in the UK were zero emission battery electric cars, equivalent to 1.5 million cars.

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