Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of retrofitting petrol and diesel vehicles with electric motors as an alternative to purchasing new electric vehicles.

Government recognises the opportunities provided by high-quality electric vehicle (EV) conversions. Retrofitted vehicles could help to increase air quality while decreasing carbon emissions and noise pollution. Conversions can also support more challenging use cases, like specialist vehicles and classic cars, to transition to zero emissions.

Government has invested over £80 million in early retrofitting initiatives, including the Zero Emission Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme, which is developing a code of practice for electric bus conversions.