Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 104240

Electric Vehicles: Power Failures

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made about the potential impact of power outages on the ability of people the travel, in the context of the transition to electric cars.

Answer

Keir Mather
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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