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Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?

Some easily hit or even exceeded the UK government’s 22% EV sales target for 2024, but others fell well short

20 December 2024
Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?
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For the first three quarters of 2024, the VW Group was China's most prolific seller of PHEVs
Electric vehicles

Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too

Plug-in hybrid ‘compliance cars’ are generally too expensive for retail customers, but China is working to change that

17 December 2024
Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too
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EVs are currently selling at an average discount of 9.8%
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'Desperate moves': how the car industry hit ZEV targets

Discounting is now slowing after months of cramming electric cars into the UK market

6 December 2024
'Desperate moves': how the car industry hit ZEV targets
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Vauxhall: government should help affordable EV buyers, not company car users

UK boss says funds from company car tax should be used to provide incentives for cheaper EVs for private buyers

4 December 2024
Vauxhall: government should help affordable EV buyers, not company car users
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Ford won't limit ICE sales to hit ZEV mandate targets

UK boss Lisa Brankin warns 2025 goals will be "even harder" to hit unless incentives are forthcoming

3 December 2024
Ford won't limit ICE sales to hit ZEV mandate targets
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Lotus delays electric crossover, sports car to focus on hybrids

Porsche Macan-rivalling Type 134 and Elise-style 135 pushed back as firm pauses model launches for two years

27 November 2024
Lotus delays electric crossover, sports car to focus on hybrids
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Confirmed: Government set to rework EV mandate

Ministers will consult with car makers to find “options for a better way forward”

26 November 2024
Confirmed: Government set to rework EV mandate
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Consumer

Suzuki puts future EVs on hold as it "monitors" electric car market

Boss says decision is down to stalling EV growth and popularity of cheap electric cars from China

4 November 2024
Suzuki puts future EVs on hold as it "monitors" electric car market
THK LSR 05 Paris motor show 2024
Japanese supplier THK's LSR-05 concept demonstrates what's possible with in-wheel motors
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Pricey but tempting: the business case for in-wheel motors

In-wheel motor maker Protean reckons it will be a £17 billion market by the middle of the next decade

24 October 2024
Pricey but tempting: the business case for in-wheel motors
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Comply or die: car makers must stop selling cars to keep selling cars

Tightening emissions rules on the continent are set to follow blueprint of the UK's ZEV mandate

22 October 2024
Comply or die: car makers must stop selling cars to keep selling cars

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