Most EVs have automatic transmission and can be used for driving tests providing they meet the normal test vehicle requirements. Here are the rules on using your own car for the test: www.gov.uk/driving-test/using-your-own-car

There are currently no plans to phase out manual licences. However, the DVSA’s chief driving examiner Mark Winn has told us that the DVSA "constantly reviews tests for all vehicle types to take account of changes in technology, driving habits, regulations and highway infrastructure – as well as to respond to accident trends".

He said that the DVSA has already started work to look at the impact of electric vehicles on driver and rider education and assessment and to plan for any changes that this shift in vehicle type and use will need.