Following media reports that the UK Government might announce changes to its ZEV Mandate policy as early as this week, Climate Group's Head of Transport, Dominic Phinn, comments:
“It truly beggars belief that in the week of COP31, which has electrification at its core, the UK Government seems to consider weakening one of its most successful electrification strategies.
The ZEV Mandate is supported by a wide range of UK businesses that are rapidly electrifying their fleets to protect themselves from energy price shocks and cut operating costs. It provides the certainty to invest with confidence in electric fleets and charging infrastructure, providing the very foundation for competitive, future-proof road transport in this country. That’s why businesses stand firmly behind it.”
- EV100 members including BT Group/Openreach, SSE, OVO, Mitie, Zenith and Grundfos have previously defended the ZEV Mandate as critical to their EV transitions. Read more here.
- For additional comment and interview requests, please contact Daniel Kramb, dkramb@climategroup.org and Advaith Jaikumar, ajaikumar@climategroup.org.