U-turn on electric vehicle plans 'would add 13% to UK emissions'
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U-turn on electric vehicle plans 'would add 13% to UK emissions'
Watering down the EV sales plan throws a key UK climate target into doubt, just days before MPs are expected to vote on the new goal, warns thinktank Green Alliance.
U-turn on electric vehicle plans ‘would add 13% to UK emissions’
Backtracking on the UK’s electric vehicle plans would blow the government’s much feted climate target by 13% in a worst-case scenario, according to new analysis shared exclusively with Sky News. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/u-turn-on-electric-vehicle-plans-would-add-13-to-uk-emissions-13556086 Author : Publish date : 2026-06-22 03:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The British government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer is apparently planning to significantly relax the sales targets for electric cars. According to media reports, the share of battery-electric new cars in 2030 will no longer be 80 percent, but only around 50 percent. Hybrid vehicles could fill the remaining gap, several British media outlets report. This comes in response to demands from parts of the automotive industry and trade unions, wh…
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