To see the dilemma facing the UK volume car industry over ZEVs, please access the .gov website and study the ZEV mandate.
The Govt ZEV mandate imposes upon car makers a rising year-by-year target for the minimum % of their sales which are ZEVs.
For 2024 the target is 22% ZEV, for 2025 28%. non-compliance is a very sharply-pointed penalty of £15,000 per vehicle for the shortfall number.
The ZEV target rises year-by-year by 5 %-points (round numbers) 2024 to 2027, from 2027 the change is a dramatic 14 %-points per year.
2027 target 38%, 2028 52%, 2029 66%.
Govt ZEV mandate "The uptake targets for zero emission cars are, therefore, the following:"
Figures released by SMMT for UK ZEV sales are suggesting the target of 22% for the current year 2024 may not be met, noting the penalties of £15000 per car.
If the take-up of ZEV cars too low to make mandate targets ( we cannot be forced to buy ZEV) will car makers begin a policy of constraining sales of non-ZEV cars for the purpose of avoiding the £15000 / car penalty?