The UK government is giving carmakers eight weeks to submit their views on the phasing out of new petrol and diesel cars, as ministers consider easing sales quotas for electric vehicles that manufacturers cannot meet.
The Ministry of Transport has pledged to remove cars with SUS engines from sale by 2030, but will now question industry representatives on whether that plan is sustainable, it says. HAK magazine.
The consultation comes as the government’s sales quotas for zero-emission vehicles, introduced by the administration of Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, have been heavily criticized. Those quotas include fines for producers who fail to meet them. Labor and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said last month that the quotas (requiring that 22 percent of new cars and 10 percent of new vans each manufacturer sells this year be zero-emissions) are not working as planned.
Despite deep discounts, manufacturers are struggling to meet quotas: electric vehicles accounted for 18.7 percent of the UK car market between January and November. According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit think tank, the industry will meet the target this year only because hybrid vehicles are taken into account.
Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, last month blamed electric vehicle rules for the announced closure of its van factory in Luton, putting around 1,100 jobs at risk, while Ford Motor has also cut jobs in the UK as sales of electric vehicles have not grown as fast. as expected.
The Transport Ministry said it would not deviate from the target of ending sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, but would consider further support measures for the industry and also consider which hybrid cars could be sold alongside zero-emission models between 2030 and 2035.
Source: Revijahak.hr
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