CCC warns changes to ZEV Mandate 'underestimate' emissions from plug-in hybrid cars

Stuart Stone
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UK climate advisory body views government's recent tweaks to mandated EV targets changes as 'pragmatic' but also warns they risk encouraging more sales of higher-emission hybrid cars

The UK's climate advisors have warned that recent changes to the Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate may have been based on data that underestimates the carbon footprint of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles...

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