Tories Say They'll Scrap Petrol Car Ban if They Win Next Election

Tories vow to remove 2030 petrol and diesel ban and net zero subsidies in £3.8bn shake-up

The Conservative Party has pledged to scrap billions of pounds worth of net zero vehicle subsidies if it wins the next general election.Party leader Kemi Badenoch announced the policy over the weekend, arguing that current net zero targets are damaging the UK's car industry and placing unfair costs on taxpayers.Under the plans, the Conservatives would abolish the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, which forces car manufacturers to sell an increasing…

Tories say they'll scrap petrol car ban if they win next election

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Journalist picks apart Tories’ ‘confusing’ U-turn on petrol and diesel vehicle ban

BBC journalist Jon Kay picked apart the Tories’ pledge to reverse the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles if the party wins the next election.  Speaking to Tory shadow transport secretary Richard Holden, Kay asked why the party was now scrapping a policy it introduced.  The Tories would also remove the legal requirement on carmakers to sell electrical vehicles. Kay said: “I think people might be a bit confused by this because we’ve…

Scrapping the ban on new petrol car sales but keeping R&D subsidies is doing Net Zero right

This morning’s Daily Telegraph reports that the Conservatives will, if given the opportunity at the next election, scrap the Net Zero legal deadline for banning the sale of new petrol cars. Also ditched would be other elements of the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, including a raft of subsidies and the bizarre requirement that manufacturers produce an increased share of electric vehicles every year – even in the face of slumping consumer en…

Green Party react to Conservative plans to scrap petrol and diesel vehicle sale cut off - Green Party

Reacting to news that Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives would scrap the 2030 cut-off date for the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles, Green MP Siân Berry said: “This proposal from the Conservatives would set the car industry backwards, creating turmoil right when it needs continued certainty from Government that we want a better future than communities plagued by air pollution, and one where lower carbon industries matter.“The Green Party is fully c…

Conservatives Aim to Lift 2030 Ban on New Petrol and Diesel Cars | Focus on Electric, Hybrid, and Low-Emission Vehicles

The Conservative Party has revealed plans to abolish the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales by 2030, as well as to relax legal requirements for car manufacturers regarding electric vehicle sales. The Conservative government intends to eliminate the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) duty, which mandates manufacturers to progressively sell more zero-emission vehicles each year [...] The post Conservatives Aim to Lift 2030 Ban on New Petrol and Diese…