ZEV mandate

Fully electric cars secured a 30 per cent market share in August, making them the biggest selling fuel type for the first time

Production of electrified model delivers first rise of the year in July with four in 10 cars built in the UK either an EV or hybrid

Weaker electric vehicle targets could mean up to 12GW less flexible charging capacity being available by 2034, trade body warns

Views are being sought on a menu of options for reforming the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, which controversially include weakening 2030 EV sales targets for carmakers

Weakening the Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate would also lead to higher UK oil imports and greenhouse gas emissions, according to Carbon Brief analysis

Letter to Transport Secretary warns weakening current mandated EV sales targets for carmakers would put billions of pounds of committed investments at risk

Number of used battery electric cars sold in the UK rose to almost 111,000 in the second quarter of 2026, driven in part by fossil fuel price spikes following the Iran War, according to trade body SMMT

Funding includes almost £65m from the government that is to be matched by industry to support innovative electric and self-driving vehicle technologies

Latest figures show electric vehicles accounted for over 27 per cent of new car registrations last month, as demand for petrol and diesel models continued to fall

Trade body ChargeUK is urging the government to take action to cut the costs of using a public electric car charging point