Fleets and EVs hit milestones to deliver strongest September car market since 2017
- 2 October 2026
The UK new car market surged 12.1% in September, clocking 350,518 registrations during a milestone month for fleet and electric vehicle adoption.
The UK new car market surged 12.1% in September, clocking 350,518 registrations during a milestone month for fleet and electric vehicle adoption.
International investors could pull funding from the UK’s electric vehicle network if the Government waters down its net zero targets, a leading infrastructure provider has warned.
Britain has quietly built one of Europe’s most diverse and resilient electric vehicle battery supply chains backed by billions in funding, a new report reveals.
The Conservatives have launched a formal bid to scrap the UK’s legally binding electric vehicle quotas, intensifying the political battle over the transition to electric vehicles.
Weakening the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate could delay billions of investment in home charging sales, while cutting flexible grid capacity and unleashing millions of tonnes of extra carbon emissions, new analysis
Volvo Car UK managing director Nicole Melillo Shaw had already signalled her support for an early review of the ZEV mandate just a day before the Government formally launched one – underlining
The UK government has officially launched a fast-track consultation to review its legally binding electric vehicle sales targets, bowing to mounting pressure from the automotive sector.
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against reducing electric vehicle targets as latest research shows that only a small minority of the public supports a slowdown of the nation’s EV
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is expected to officially launch a formal consultation this week to review and potentially relax the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
Diluting the UK’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate could cost the economy at least £2.9bn, according to analysis by trade association BEAMA.
The Government must stand firm against car industry lobbying and protect the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate or risk missing legal CO2 targets and locking drivers into expensive fossil fuel bills, the
Vans must be given high priority within any rethink of the Government’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate objectives, says FleetCheck.
The Government’s reported plans to reduce the 2030 ZEV mandate target from 80% to 50% may ease pressure on some manufacturers, but the bigger issue for most OEMs is policy certainty, says
Amid reports that the Government is set to ease the ZEV mandate’s quotas, Tom Middleditch, sustainability spokesperson at Europcar Mobility Group UK, outlines why ministers must look at the bigger picture to
The Government is poised to drastically dilute the UK’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate after intense lobbying from carmakers and the Unite union, reports suggest.
The UK’s electric vehicle charging industry is poised to inject £15.5bn into the economy over the next decade, but experts warn this massive growth could be derailed if the Government heeds calls
UK new car registrations surged 7.1% in May to the highest level since before the pandemic, with electric vehicles capturing over 27% of the market.
MPs on the Business and Trade Committee (BTC) have urged the Government to bring forward the planned review of the ZEV mandate as they warn of an “existential risk” to the UK’s
The UK automotive industry has issued an urgent call for a strategic review of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, warning that current targets are based on “over-ambitious” assumptions that no longer
The zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate is set to continue as the UK’s biggest risk to future EV residual values, according to Indicata.