Recommendation 4

HM Government · verbatim extract Accepted in Part

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 believe that a ZEV Mandate is required in order to deliver the quickest possible transition to zero emission cars and vans, as well as to ensure that the required market conditions are in place to deliver the investment that is needed in other areas in order to support that transition, such as recharging/refuelling infrastructure. The additional CO2metric would ensure that the non-ZEV portion of the fleet would continue to remain regulated. The second framework considered uses a CO2-only metric, which would essentially toughen the targets that already regulate vehicles in the UK. The Green Paper seeks views on the two potential regulatory options but does not at this stage go into detail on target levels or potential uptake trajectories. Following the conclusion of this consultation, and publication of the government’s response, we will bring forward specific proposals for the future regulation that is to apply to our new vehicle fleet. These will be the subject of future detailed consultations with all relevant stakeholders including industry, most likely starting in early 2022 with proposals for the regulation of new cars and vans.