{"id":271069,"date":"2023-08-02T19:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=271069"},"modified":"2023-08-02T19:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:34:41","slug":"kemi-badenoch-raises-job-loss-concerns-over-net-zero-car-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=271069","title":{"rendered":"Kemi Badenoch raises job loss concerns over net zero car\u00a0ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t Ian Magness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kemi Badenoch, the Business Secretary, is pushing Cabinet colleagues to water down net zero rules on electric cars that come into force in January.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Car manufacturers are warning they will not be able to hit a requirement that 22 per cent of new vehicles they sell in 2024 must be zero emission models that are completely electric.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A manufacturer will be fined \u00a315,000 for every polluting car sold over the limit, unless they can somehow buy in extra allowances from another company.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs Badenoch is understood to be concerned about the requirement, known as the\u00a0<\/em>zero emissions vehicle (Zev) mandate<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman for Mrs Badenoch said: \u201cIf major car companies employing thousands of people are saying that there\u2019s a problem, then it\u2019s her job to look at ways to ease that problem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Net zero has become a central issue for both the Conservatives and Labour, with Rishi Sunak under mounting\u00a0<\/em>pressure to delay the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week,\u00a0<\/em>The Telegraph revealed that Honda and Toyota were publicly<\/em><\/a>\u00a0urging a softening of the rules amid fears that they would be breached if implemented as planned.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs Badenoch\u2019s spokesman was also quoted saying \u201cHonda and Toyota are not the only manufacturers who have raised concerns\u201d and \u201cKemi has been raising their concerns with colleagues in the Cabinet\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accuracy of the remarks, first reported by the Politico website, was not disputed by the Business Department.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Telegraph understands that government ministers are looking at new \u201cflexibilities\u201d to help with the crunch, but are committed to the introduction of the quota.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the rules coming into force in just five months, the Transport Department has still not revealed its full approach of how it will oversee the scheme.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zev mandate<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Zev mandate is part of a wider set of rules to phase out petrol and gas cars and help hit the Government\u2019s legal target of making the UK a net zero carbon emitter by 2050.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UK ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is due in 2030, five years earlier than the European Union. Mr Sunak has recommitted to the date despite pressure from his own party, with more than 40 Tory MPs and peers last week writing to the Prime Minister calling for the deadline to be pushed back.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New hybrid cars, which run\u00a0<\/em>partly on fuel and partly on electricity<\/em><\/a>, can be sold until 2035, though the exact way they are phased out between those dates is to be determined.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only the sale of new models is not allowed after those dates. Second-hand petrol and diesel cars can still be sold.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zev mandate sees a percentage figure set for each year for what proportion of a car manufacturer\u2019s new UK sales must be zero emission models.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figure required is due to start at 22 per cent in 2024 and then increase to 80 per cent in 2030. A source close to policy discussions has insisted those figures will not change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is open debate between officials and ministers about a variety of proposals for easing the impact of the rules.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many involve the complicated system of emissions allowances. Others look at the speed at which the requirement level rises between 2024 and 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kemi Badenoch raises job loss concerns over net zero car ban (telegraph.co.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I have commented before, how are car makers expected to sell EVs that nobody wants to buy? They cannot afford to slash prices, as they are already losing money; in any event even the \u00a35000 govt subsidy that used to be on offer made little difference to sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real worry is that they opt for\u00a0 selling fewer petrol cars, to keep the EV ratio up. The consequence will be that car buyers simply buy foreign imports instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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