{"id":420415,"date":"2026-01-08T08:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=420415"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:46:43","slug":"ev-sales-end-year-way-below-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=420415","title":{"rendered":"EV Sales End Year Way Below\u00a0Target"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the sales they did make were inflated by “unsustainable” discounts costing the country over \u00a35 BILLION… and none of this will make any difference whatsoever to the planet’s climate, just sayin’…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EV sales have fallen even further below government targets, accounting for 23.43% last year, against a target of 28%, a shortfall of 92397.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deficit in 2024 was 47641, making a cumulative total of 140,038. Manufacturers will have to pay fines of \u00a315000 for every car they fall short of their EV target or buy certificates from those who exceeded them. There are certain allowances for manufacturers who have beaten their emissions targets in recent years, but these are minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But ignoring these allowances, the motor industry faces fines of \u00a32.1 billion already. They can carry forward any deficits in the hope that they have surpluses in future years, but is something that is extremely unlikely, given the ramping up of ZEV targets in the next four years:<\/p>\n\n\n

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