Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 31672

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a standardised battery health certification scheme for second-hand electric vehicles.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department for Transport has worked with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to develop a Global Technical Regulation on electric vehicle batteries (GTR 22). If implemented, the regulation would set standards for the lifespan of ...

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