Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate Passes Despite Large Rebellion

Legislation requiring carmakers to produce an escalating minimum quota of electric vehicles passed despite Conservative 38 MPs rebelling against it. On Monday evening, legislation bringing in the government’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate (ZEV) passed, which enforces an 80 percent target for electric vehicles as a percentage of new car sales by 2030. The regulation comes into force in January, mandating that 22 percent of each manufacturer’s new vehicle registrations must be zero-emission. Under the ZEV mandate, manufacturers that fail to meet thresholds will be fined £15,000 per ICE (internal combustion engine) sold above the limits. Twenty eight Conservative MPs, including former Cabinet Ministers Suella Braverman, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Dame Priti Patel, voted against it, which the think tank Net Zero Watch said was “the biggest Tory revolt of Rishi Sunak’s premiership.”...