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Recommendation 5
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The Government must define ‘significant zero emissions capability’ for the automotive manufacturing industry, while ensuring...
Recommendation
The Government must define ‘significant zero emissions capability’ for the automotive manufacturing industry, while ensuring that only the cleanest possible hybrid technology is available until 2035. It should also maintain a technology-neutral approach to the transition to ZEVs and explore the potential of alternative fuels, such as hydrogen or other alternatives to petrol and diesel, where possible. (Paragraph 32) Charging infrastructure
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government accepts this recommendation. We have recently consulted to define ‘significant zero emissions capability’ and we will respond in due course. The technologies on sale, and the market share of those technologies, must be compatible with achieving our 2050 net zero climate change target, long-term air quality goals and meeting our carbon budgets. Government is taking a technology neutral approach to meeting our ambitions, but we are not outcome neutral, the end goal must be zero emissions from the tailpipe. Government is supporting the use of hydrogen where the market favours its use. The Government’s £23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme is increasing the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and growing the number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations. Hydrogen is likely to support a zero-emission future especially for heavier vehicles, such as buses and HGVs. We’ve also recently announced our intention to increase targets under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) by 5% by 2032. The RTFO supports the supply of renewable transport fuels, including hydrogen.