{"id":374091,"date":"2025-04-07T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=374091"},"modified":"2025-04-07T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:00:22","slug":"ev-sales-continue-to-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=374091","title":{"rendered":"EV Sales Continue To\u00a0Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
https:\/\/www.smmt.co.uk\/vehicle-data\/car-registrations\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

EV sales remain well below the mandated target of 28% for this year, despite slowing registrations of petrol\/diesel models, as manufacturers cut back to avoid fines. Although they are up on the low levels of a year ago, they are struggling to get above the 20% level set in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales of EVs have also been brought forward to avoid the vehicle duty increases taking effect form this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It must be as plain as a pikestaff now that the public are not going to willingly give up the cars they want, and buy electric as the government demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are rumours that Starmer will announce a relaxation of the ZEV mandate this week, but only its complete abolition will resolve the problem. And it is clear that Miliband will not allow that. Simply tinkering with the scheme will not make the slightest difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EV sales remain well below the mandated target of 28% for this year, despite slowing registrations of petrol\/diesel models, as manufacturers cut back to avoid fines. Although they are up on the low levels of a year ago, they are struggling to get above the 20% level set in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":374097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","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_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":[691821977,691825954,691831745],"class_list":{"0":"post-374091","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-electric-vehicles-evs","9":"tag-ev-sales","10":"tag-zev-mandate","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0EV-Sales-Conflict-line.jpg?fit=2000%2C1121&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1zjJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":293736,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293736","url_meta":{"origin":374091,"position":0},"title":"EV Struggles: Front Page News","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/01\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThe math doesn\u2019t work,\u201d\u00a0Mark Fields, former Ford Motor CEO, told Joe Kernen of CNBC early last week.\u00a0 Until the industry solves charging and cost issues, EV sales will continue to underperform.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicles (EVs)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicles (EVs)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicles-evs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-82.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":425213,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425213","url_meta":{"origin":374091,"position":1},"title":"Britain needs \u2018reality check\u2019 over electric car targets, warns Hyundai","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/02\/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. He suggested the policy no longer makes sense and requires a \"reality check,\" potentially leading some carmakers to stop selling vehicles in\u2026","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\/2026\/02\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":287245,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=287245","url_meta":{"origin":374091,"position":2},"title":"EV Sales Falter As Private Purchasers Remain\u00a0Unconvinced","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"09\/11\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Car registrations across all fuel types grew 14.3% to a five-year high, SMMT says. Automakers initially touted EVs as electric variants of traditional combustion vehicles, which did themselves a disservice. That couldn\u2019t be further from the truth, as EVs are as dissimilar to pure combustion vehicles as propellor aircraft are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"China\"","block_context":{"text":"China","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=china"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0mfrack_realistic_photo_of_man_and_future_of_electric_cars_46158029-fa27-46a8-b89a-891a9826cef0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0mfrack_realistic_photo_of_man_and_future_of_electric_cars_46158029-fa27-46a8-b89a-891a9826cef0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0mfrack_realistic_photo_of_man_and_future_of_electric_cars_46158029-fa27-46a8-b89a-891a9826cef0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0mfrack_realistic_photo_of_man_and_future_of_electric_cars_46158029-fa27-46a8-b89a-891a9826cef0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0mfrack_realistic_photo_of_man_and_future_of_electric_cars_46158029-fa27-46a8-b89a-891a9826cef0.jpeg?fit=1200%2C673&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":278847,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=278847","url_meta":{"origin":374091,"position":3},"title":"Revoltin\u2019 developments challenge EV mandates","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"15\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, it is clear the old catchphrase is quite appropriate for both vaccine and EV mandates.","rel":"","context":"In \"COVID-19 boosters\"","block_context":{"text":"COVID-19 boosters","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=covid-19-boosters"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0image-449.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0image-449.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0image-449.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0image-449.png?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":426292,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=426292","url_meta":{"origin":374091,"position":4},"title":"The Super Bowl Without EVs Tells You Everything","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"15\/02\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"For the first time in years, there was no Super Bowl advertisement featuring an EV in a starring role. No celebrity endorsements, no sweeping promises about the \u201cfuture of driving,\u201d and no multimillion-dollar attempts to convince Americans that electric cars are inevitable. The only trace of an EV during the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Biden Administration\"","block_context":{"text":"Biden Administration","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=biden-administration"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOG0wUNfST1AjcIywzjZ2aJxoy1l79_vko-4dbBozekLln5Wwu_N3zsI_Xd8tkO0vyjtx_zZ0fagxpRhISlp5X0iZ09bZ2Lg44y4iVMO1WPg3Y7JerUJR0GJ8NsA8ujzL22-ZbTiBMGFFCOj17NTyh23Qdn6Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOG0wUNfST1AjcIywzjZ2aJxoy1l79_vko-4dbBozekLln5Wwu_N3zsI_Xd8tkO0vyjtx_zZ0fagxpRhISlp5X0iZ09bZ2Lg44y4iVMO1WPg3Y7JerUJR0GJ8NsA8ujzL22-ZbTiBMGFFCOj17NTyh23Qdn6Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOG0wUNfST1AjcIywzjZ2aJxoy1l79_vko-4dbBozekLln5Wwu_N3zsI_Xd8tkO0vyjtx_zZ0fagxpRhISlp5X0iZ09bZ2Lg44y4iVMO1WPg3Y7JerUJR0GJ8NsA8ujzL22-ZbTiBMGFFCOj17NTyh23Qdn6Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOG0wUNfST1AjcIywzjZ2aJxoy1l79_vko-4dbBozekLln5Wwu_N3zsI_Xd8tkO0vyjtx_zZ0fagxpRhISlp5X0iZ09bZ2Lg44y4iVMO1WPg3Y7JerUJR0GJ8NsA8ujzL22-ZbTiBMGFFCOj17NTyh23Qdn6Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AQOG0wUNfST1AjcIywzjZ2aJxoy1l79_vko-4dbBozekLln5Wwu_N3zsI_Xd8tkO0vyjtx_zZ0fagxpRhISlp5X0iZ09bZ2Lg44y4iVMO1WPg3Y7JerUJR0GJ8NsA8ujzL22-ZbTiBMGFFCOj17NTyh23Qdn6Q.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":420415,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=420415","url_meta":{"origin":374091,"position":5},"title":"EV Sales End Year Way Below\u00a0Target","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/01\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In the UK specifically, EV sales reached about 23% of new cars in 2025, below the government's 28% mandate target, prompting criticism and expectations of further policy adjustments.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOZAexPjuwHzfjnGtm4P7qiUybGkJkyvd3aib7W2hBy3bOuNrfhzGD_gfAI7qngsbwtBDGcywNWZRYCZNUdXW-ZptZvOa_fiiBkaSi-ZIJNjRSC6sLO4F3_GCYuA0zSId2HGwKD-oglgTGC5dhmmFBRK0vNYQ.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=374091"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":374098,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374091\/revisions\/374098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/374097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=374091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=374091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=374091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}