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Recommendation 2

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In order to ensure that the Government achieves the targets set out in the Transport...

Conclusion
In order to ensure that the Government achieves the targets set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, it may need to intervene to support the second-hand market in electric vehicles until price parity with comparable ICE vehicles is reached.
Paragraph Reference: 18
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The Government partially accepts these recommendations. The Government agrees that a new regulatory framework is required in order to deliver our net zero ambitions from road transport, and to deliver an increasing proportion of zero emission vehicles on UK roads. The Government has published a Green Paper on a New Road Vehicle CO2 Emissions Regulatory Framework for the United Kingdom and leads with a preferred option of deploying a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate, combined with a CO2 regulation. We