{"id":289308,"date":"2023-11-30T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289308"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:06:41","slug":"zev-mandate-cannot-be-enforced-with-foreign-manufacturers-say-dft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289308","title":{"rendered":"ZEV Mandate Cannot Be Enforced With Foreign Manufacturers, Say\u00a0DfT"},"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

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https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-sets-out-path-to-zero-emission-vehicles-by-2035<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Government\u2019s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate specifically refers to motor manufacturers \u2013 though there seems to be some ambiguity between \u201csold\u201d and \u201cproduced\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However there is no information provided as to how non-UK manufacturers will treated, and how foreign companies could be forced to meet the mandate under UK law. I there FOId the DfT, and they sent me this response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, as I suspected, there is no way the Government can actually enforce its mandate with non-UK manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suppose BMW missed its target by 50,000 cars. At \u00a315000 per car, that\u2019s a penalty of \u00a3750 million \u2013 which they clearly are not going to pay, no matter how much the Government huffs and puffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if the Government attempted to restrict market access, I suspect there would be an almighty row with the EU. It is one I also suspect the Government would lose in the European courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is particularly relevant given that German manufacturers are hoping to continue focussing on ICEs, now that the EU has an exemption for \u201czero carbon fuels\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But also note this section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It would be easy for European manufacturers to bypass the mandate, simply by pre-registering cars for 3 months before exporting them. By doing so, they would easily undercut domestic manufacturers, who would have to include the cost of the mandate in the price of their ICEs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems naive in the extreme for the Government to just assume that BMW, Renault and all the rest would willingly cave in to UK demands. But that just about sums up the whole lunacy of Net Zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe legal beagles out there might check my logic and see if I\u2019ve missed anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood The Government\u2019s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate specifically refers to motor manufacturers \u2013 though there seems to be some ambiguity between \u201csold\u201d and \u201cproduced\u201d. 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