August 21, 2026

UK government considers watering down ZEV Mandate

UK government considers watering down ZEV Mandate
UK government considers watering down ZEV Mandate

🌍✨ UK government considers watering down ZEV Mandate

Why we’re watching: Like all governments that have enacted pro-EV policies, the UK government is under constant pressure from automakers and other vested interests to water those policies down.

The UK has enacted a ZEV Mandate, which stipulates (as the government’s official web site describes it) that “new petrol and diesel cars will be phased out by 2030 and all new cars and vans will need to be fully zero-emission by 2035.” Over the past f… 💚

Now the government has opened an official “consultation” on the mandate, asking “vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, charge point operators, dealers, consumers and communities” for their views on “whether the existing annual targets for manufacturer…

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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Charged EVs.