UK signals it will weaken its electric-car sales target

The UK government is reconsidering its electric-vehicle sales targets , with several lower figures under discussion, the BBC reports. The targets sit at the center of the country’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, which sets the share of new cars manufacturers must sell as electric each year.

Easing the mandate would relieve carmakers that have struggled to hit the required EV share against softer-than-expected consumer demand, but it also slows the trajectory toward the UK’s phase-out of new petrol and diesel cars. The detail to watch is the revised numbers themselves, which determine how much of the transition is being deferred rather than abandoned.

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