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Electric Vehicles: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles publication T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles, published in July 2023, what recent steps has her Department taken to

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Department for Transport
Tabled
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
1 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles publication T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles, published in July 2023, what recent steps has her Department taken to

  2. 1 Dec 2025

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  3. 1 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The safety of electric vehicles (EVs) is very important to Government and is reviewed regularly. The Department continues to engage with international research relating to EV fire safety. Data suggests that EV fires are no more likely to occur than fires ...

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