The government is preparing to consult on reducing the 2030 pure battery-electric car mandate from 80% to 50% of new-car sales, with the shortfall filled by hybrid vehicles; the 2030 ban on new combustion-only cars and the 2035 phase-out of new hybrids are understood to remain unchanged. A review previously planned for 2027 is being brought forward, and the Sunday Times reported that Keir Starmer sided with business secretary Peter Kyle over energy secretary Ed Miliband in weakening the targets. The move comes eight days after a DfT analysis found last year’s ZEV mandate changes will add 17m tonnes of CO₂ by 2030, triggering calls for no further dilution.
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The move comes eight days after a DfT analysis found last year’s ZEV mandate changes will add 17m tonnes of CO₂ by 2030, triggering calls for no further dilution.
