The prime minister is relaxing rules for carmakers, allowing them to sell fewer electric cars without facing penalties. The changes relate to the enforcement of the zero-emission vehicle mandate (ZEV), which stipulates the proportion of green vehicles manufactures must sell. It is 28 per cent this year, rising to 80 per cent by 2030.
Under existing rules, carmakers that miss the ZEV mandate target in a given year will be required to pay £15,000 for every car required to reach that target. This will now be paused until 2030, allowing manufacturers that miss the targets to make up for it in later years and so avoiding fines. Sir Keir Starmer also said he was cutting any fines by 20 per cent to £12,000.
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