New measures have been announced by the prime minister to assist car manufacturers in meeting the Government’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate rules. The changes include allowing hybrid cars to be sold until 2035, rather than 2030 as previously announced.
According to the Department for Transport (DfT), the changes will provide car makers with more ‘flexibility’, while reiterating their commitment to ending the sale of new purely internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2030.
Selling hybrid cars, such as the Toyota Prius and Nissan e-Power, will be permitted until 2035 under the new regulations. This will help to ease the transition to the blanket ban by giving the motoring industry longer to prepare.
Other changes to the mandate include increasing the volume of charge-points, which are hoped to boost demand for electric vehicles, and tax breaks to encourage drivers to switch from ICE cars.
Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said: “Global trade is being transformed, so we must go further and faster in reshaping our economy and our country through our Plan for Change… I am announcing bold changes to the way we support our car industry.
“This will help ensure home-grown firms can export British cars built by British workers around the world and the industry can look forward with confidence, as well as back with pride. And it will boost growth that puts money in working people’s pockets, the first priority of our Plan for Change.”
In addition, the government reported that recent data shows sales for electric vehicles in March were up over 40% from last year. There are also more than 75,000 public chargepoints in the UK, and one is added every 29 minutes, according to the statement.
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