questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of the impact of (a) electric and (b) petrol cars on road surfaces.
answerText: Research suggests that the overall road wear effects caused by electric cars are relatively small. This is because wear and tear on roads is dominated by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and buses, with a much smaller impact from cars of any type. In addition,...
heading: Roads: Standards