Consultation outcome

Policy design features for the car and van zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 7 April 2022
• Last updated: 30 March 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Government response and outcome to technical consultation on zero emission vehicle mandate policy design

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Detail of outcome

In the response to the technical consultation, we set out key themes from the views received and the government’s position on how proposals are being carried forward in final proposals.

For new cars, the final proposed uptake trajectory is the same as the trajectory set out as an initial preference in the technical consultation.

For new vans, the final proposed uptake trajectory is higher than that set out as an initial preference in the technical consultation.

There will be some flexibilities, including banking, borrowing and transfers between schemes.

Further opportunity to provide feedback is available via the consultation on a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate and CO2 emissions regulation for new cars and vans in the UK.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeks additional views on the design of the UK’s ZEV mandate for cars and vans.

This consultation ran from
7 April 2022 to 11:45pm on 10 June 2022

Consultation description

Following the announcement of the UK adopting a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate in the Net Zero Strategy in October 2021, we are now seeking views on some of the design features that could be included in a car and van regulation.

We are specifically consulting on:

• the level of ZEV uptake (trajectories)
• how certificates could be allocated and used
• the banking, borrowing and transfer of ZEV certificates
• the possibility of derogations and exemptions within the ZEV mandate
• how to regulate the non-ZEV portion of the fleet

This technical consultation is additional to an outcome of the green paper on a new road vehicle CO2 emissions regulatory framework for the United Kingdom.

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Published 7 April 2022
Last updated 30 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 March 2023

   Government response and outcome to the technical consultation on zero emission vehicle mandate policy design.

2. 7 April 2022

   First published.