Question follow-through · 120284
Electric Vehicles: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the lifecycle environmental impact of electric vehicles.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the lifecycle environmental impact of electric vehicles.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Mar 2026
Answer published
Lifecycle analysis of UK road vehicles, conducted by Ricardo Energy & Environment on behalf of the Department for Transport, shows that the lifetime carbon emissions of electric vehicles are lower than equivalent petrol and diesel vehicles. Over its l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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