The market is ‘now being dictated to by a government, which is almost like a communist state,’ said motorist campaigners.
Legislation requiring carmakers to produce an escalating minimum quota of electric vehicles passed despite Conservative 38 MPs rebelling against it.
On Monday evening, legislation bringing in the government’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate (ZEV) passed, which enforces an 80 percent target for electric vehicles as a percentage of new car sales by 2030.
The regulation comes into force in January, mandating that 22 percent of each manufacturer’s new vehicle registrations must be zero-emission. Under the ZEV mandate, manufacturers that fail to meet thresholds will be fined £15,000 per ICE (internal combustion engine) sold above the limits.
The Conservative government said that the decarbonisation of cars and vans “is a priority for achieving net zero” that “it is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the UK economy.”
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