ZEV Mandate U-turn rumours: comment

"This will cause alarm both for those concerned about climate change, but also those facing the cost-of-living crisis, where the shift to EVs - new or second hand - is a practical way that families and businesses can insulate themselves from volatile petrol and diesel costs.
 
“Some claim that the race to electrify will hurt British business, but with the world moving steadily towards EVs, it's the failure to electrify that will hit the industry hardest. Most of the cars we build are sold abroad, to countries where EV sales are rising, while petrol and diesel cars are on the way out, with global sales peaking way back in 2017.
 
"Despite claims that the mandate is unrealistic, manufacturers met their EV sales targets for the last two years and one in three new cars sold in the UK were electric in October.
 
“On the heels of the UK's hottest ever summer and months of drought, watering down the UK's single largest policy for cutting emissions having also cut funding for electric heat pumps would be an odd look."