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Fifth Special Report - Zero emission vehicles: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Published 25 October 2021

Transport Committee Zero emission vehicles and road pricing Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glance

The government's response

This document responds to First Report - Zero emission vehicles.

This is the government's response, published 25 October 2021.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government accepts some of the Committee's recommendations in full and others in part, and says it will bring forward further proposals and an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.

  • On a ZEV mandate, the government "partially accepts" the recommendation, with a ZEV Mandate combined with a CO2 regulation as its "preferred option". Specific proposals will follow the Green Paper consultation, "most likely starting in early 2022".
  • It accepts the recommendations on a charging infrastructure strategy, saying the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, "to be launched this Autumn", will outline roles and responsibilities so "no areas are left behind".
  • On funding "charge point champions", it partially accepts but says the LEVI fund "is a capital only fund and cannot be used to pay for chargepoint champions directly".
  • On mandating industry pricing to shift charging behaviour, it partially accepts, saying "it is not our current intention to mandate" this in full. It has committed to legislation in Autumn 2021 requiring smart functionality for new home and workplace chargepoints.

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