SMMT: EV sales enjoy 'record year', but fall short of first ZEV mandate target

Stuart Stone
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EV sales hit record levels after a strong end to the year, but industry warns efforts to meet missed ZEV mandate targets came at 'huge cost'

The first year of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate sales targets helped drive record-breaking battery electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in December, with around 44,000 new vehicles accounting...

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