Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82440

Electric Vehicles: Accidents

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Sarah Coombes

LabourWest Bromwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that data from electric vehicles is provided to the authorities in the event of a road traffic crash.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Event Data Recorders (EDRs) are systems which store information related to vehicle dynamics and other parameters in the moments around a collision. These enable effective crash investigations and analysis of safety equipment performance. Where appropriate...

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