Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 121469

Electric Vehicles: Prices

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of when electric vehicles will reach price parity with internal combustion engine vehicles.

Answer

Keir Mather
As part of the October 2023 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), the Department for Transport published projections for the costs of zero emission cars and vans to 2050. The analysis can be found here :https://assets.publishing...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 121469) →