'All-electric future': Government confirms Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

Cecilia Keating
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'All-electric future': Government confirms Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

Experts predict retention of EV targets announced in March should limit impact of government's controversial move to delay phase out date for internal combustion engine cars and vans

The government has published the long-awaited details of its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, confirming that by 2030 80 per cent of new cars sold in the UK by carmakers will need to be zero emission,...

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