Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Weakening the targets ‘allows car manufacturers to decelerate development of EVs at a time when they should be doing exactly the opposite’, said the UK managing director of Polestar. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters View image in fullscreen Weakening the targets ‘allows car manufacturers to decelerate development of EVs at a time when they should be doing exactly the opposite’, said the UK managing director of Polestar. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters Backlash against ‘short-termist’ UK plans to weaken EV sales targetsCharging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sector The UK government’s plans to further weaken electric car targets have provoked a furious backlash from the charging industry and the electric car brand Polestar, which would lose out from the changes.The government is expected to dilute rules known as the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. Government sources have said it will reduce a target for pure electric cars from 80% of all sales by 2030 to 50%.The Labour government had already weakened the mandate last year by introducing loopholes – known as “flexibilities” – that allow the sale of more plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which combine an engine with a small battery.The slower shift to electric cars would be a huge…
Published: June 15, 2026 2:35 pm
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