Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 28924

Electric Vehicles: Sales

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of electric vehicle purchases in the last 12 months.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Government closely monitors developments in the EV market. 2024 was a record year for the sale of new zero emission cars. In 2024 over 380,000 electric cars were sold, the highest number ever in the UK. These made up a fifth of the new car market – al...
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