{"id":240082,"date":"2023-09-28T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240082"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:20:02","slug":"what-is-the-zev-mandate-and-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/what-is-the-zev-mandate-and-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the ZEV mandate and how does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018ZEV mandate\u2019 forces car makers to sell increasing numbers of EVs from 2024 up to the 2035 petrol and diesel ban<\/h2>\n


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Car manufacturers will be required by law to meet sales targets for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), under the government\u2019s ZEV Mandate from January 2024.<\/p>\n

The mandate requires a rising percentage of individual manufacturers\u2019 total annual sales to be zero-emissions vehicles each year. The figures were reached after a lengthy consultation with the car industry and environmentalists, and the mandate kicks into action with a 22-per-cent-of-sales requirement for 2024, rising to 80 per cent by 2030 then 100 per cent by 2035. The interim targets for commercial vehicles are set lower, with 70 per cent of new vans sold required to be electric by 2030, rising to 100 per cent by 2035<\/p>\n

That last date coincides with the date of the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel engined cars in the UK, and many other global markets.<\/p>\n