Question follow-through · 104239
Electric Vehicles: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment they have made about the potential impact of power outages on public transport networks using electric vehicles.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment they have made about the potential impact of power outages on public transport networks using electric vehicles.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department for Transport considers the risks and potential impacts from power outages through ongoing robust resilience assessment and planning processes. The challenges presented by a range of different vehicle types and modes of transport, including...
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