Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 123516

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120280, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost of electric vehicle battery replacement outside manufacturer warranty.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Department does not hold data on average or individual replacement battery costs for electric vehicles.