{"id":372569,"date":"2025-03-28T16:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=372569"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:05:05","slug":"uk-car-industry-at-risk-from-ev-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=372569","title":{"rendered":"UK Car Industry at Risk from EV\u00a0Mandates"},"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

The Telegraph report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overly ambitious sales targets and new taxes on electric vehicles (EVs) are putting more UK car plants at risk of closure, manufacturers have warned.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After UK production fell for a 12th successive month<\/em><\/a> in February, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) criticised Rachel Reeves for failing to support the industry during her Spring Statement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trade body said a lack of subsidies for drivers contributed to the latest 11.6pc drop in monthly production, claiming the decline would only worsen after new taxes were introduced on EVs next month.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the SMMT\u2019s Mike Hawes gets it totally wrong. We need more taxpayer subsidies for EVs like we need a hole in the head.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When will he wake up to the fact that EVs are not fit for purpose for the majority of drivers. What the UK motor industry needs is the abolition of the punitive ZEV mandate and the dropping of the ban on petrol\/diesels in 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overly ambitious sales targets and new taxes on electric vehicles (EVs) are putting more UK car plants at risk of closure, manufacturers have warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":372573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691829888,691821977,691818154,691823489,691834124,691818299],"class_list":["post-372569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-automotive-industry","tag-electric-vehicles-evs","tag-net-zero","tag-rachel-reeves","tag-society-of-motor-manufacturers-traders-smmt","tag-subsidies","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0_CarsMAIN.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1yVb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":352561,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=352561","url_meta":{"origin":372569,"position":0},"title":"ZEV Mandates Force Closure of Vauxhall\u2019s Luton\u00a0Plant","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"11\/27\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Vauxhall is planning to shut its Luton van-making factory in a move that puts 1,100 jobs at risk, as\u00a0net zero rules force it to curtail sales of petrol vehicles.","rel":"","context":"In \"Automotive industry\"","block_context":{"text":"Automotive industry","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=automotive-industry"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/091f497400f8a620f22cc1426d19b2c9e.jpg?fit=1200%2C752&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/091f497400f8a620f22cc1426d19b2c9e.jpg?fit=1200%2C752&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/091f497400f8a620f22cc1426d19b2c9e.jpg?fit=1200%2C752&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/091f497400f8a620f22cc1426d19b2c9e.jpg?fit=1200%2C752&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/091f497400f8a620f22cc1426d19b2c9e.jpg?fit=1200%2C752&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":416624,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=416624","url_meta":{"origin":372569,"position":1},"title":"Electric Car Demand Sinks as Drivers Face Pay-Per-Mile Tax","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"12\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Demand for electric cars has slumped as Rachel Reeves prepares to hit them with a\u00a0new pay-per-mile tax.","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicle (EV)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicle (EV)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicle-ev"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OIG.RSiK_.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OIG.RSiK_.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OIG.RSiK_.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OIG.RSiK_.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":425213,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425213","url_meta":{"origin":372569,"position":2},"title":"Britain needs \u2018reality check\u2019 over electric car targets, warns Hyundai","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"02\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hyundai's European boss, Xavier Martinet, has warned that Britain's strict electric vehicle (EV) targets under the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate risk causing \"severe disruption\" in the market. 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