Zero emission mandate is now law

Our zero-emission vehicle mandate – our pathway towards all new cars and vans being zero emission by 2035 – is now law, boosting the economy and supporting skilled British jobs. 

  • The government's pragmatic decision to delay the ban on new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 to 2035 means consumers now have time to make the choice to switch to electric and we can level up our charging infrastructure. 
  • However, although the phasing out of the last 20% of new cars has been put back by five years, the changeover of the majority of new car and van manufacture has not.
  • The zero-emission vehicle mandate still means that 80 per cent of new cars and 70 per cent of new vans sold in Great Britain will now be zero emission by 2030, increasing to 100 per cent by 2035. 

Comments

Jim said…
There is a long way to go before its viable for many people. If you have off road parking and can install a home charger then it works brilliantly. I know this first hand as have been driving EVs for 5 years, the last 1 of which we have been an all EV family, we have 2 of them.
If you can charge at home then its great, if you cant then it isnt. Its inconvienent and very expensive. It doesnt matter so much if, like me you have a 500km range car, so when away from home you put up with public charging to suit your needs, it does work. But if I could not charge at home I would not have one.
And that is the issue, lots of houses without off road parking, lots of flats too, Others in "shared" housing, I cant see it working at all for people in the military living in barack blocks.
Public charging is more available now, and I have never been unable to find a charger when i needed to, never been in one of the phantom 3 hour queues either. But like I said, public charging is not really convienient (mine will charge on a "rapid" (Fast DC 50-150kw) in 30 mins, or on a "destination" (7-11kw AC) in about 8 or 9 hours. It is also very very expensive. At home excluding any solar i generate then my off peak power is 7.5p/kwh, so, therotically (as you never do this) but in theory i can charge my 77kwh battery from empty to 100% for £5.78p. Public charging you are looking at about 70p/kwh so the same charge costs £53.90. Take into account the extra you paid to have an EV, and the inconvenience of having to take an hour out of your day to go and charge up somewhere, and you can see without home charging its just not viable.
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