According to Bloomberg, the British government is giving auto manufacturers for 8 weeks to let them gradually eliminate new gasoline and diesel vehicles. At present, the British government is considering moving the sales target that is difficult for electric vehicle manufacturers to achieve.
The Department of Transportation (DePartment for Transport) has promised to stop selling internal combustion engines by 2030, but it is currently in the British automobile industry to achieve this goal to consult automakers. The British Ministry of Transport will also ask whether the current system has appropriate “flexibility” to support automobile manufacturers. At the same time, the British Ministry of Transport will also consider taking measures to increase consumer demand for electric vehicles.
The British Ministry of Transport stated that the consultation opinion with automobile manufacturers does not mean that the British government will abandon the goal of stopping selling gasoline and diesel vehicles in 2030, but the British government will consider measures to further support the British automotive industry and consider In 2035, which hybrid vehicles can be sold with zero -emission models.
The British Transport Minister Heidi Alexander said in a statement: “In the past few years, the growth of the British automotive industry has been stagnant due to lack of certainty and direction. The consultation period will end on February 18 next year.
“We firmly fulfill our mission and help the British automotive industry flourish in the British Reliers. Realize their goals.
The UK issued a consultation with automobile manufacturers at the time of the British automobile industry’s fierce criticism of the British government’s zero -emission car sales target. It is reported that if the auto manufacturer does not reach the target of the sales of automobiles, it will face a fine. Jonathan Reynolds said last month that the British government’s sales target of zero -emission vehicles did not play an expected role. The target requires 22%and 10%of the new cars and new vehicles sold by each car manufacturer this year.
Mike Hawes, CEO of British Automobile Manufacturers and Trade Associations (SMMT), said: “Because the British automobile market will face greater pressure in 2025, we must obtain an emergency solution. The plan to adjust the regulations clearly to boost British car sales to boost British car sales And launch incentive measures to improve the demand for car.
Although car manufacturers provide a large discount on electric vehicles, they are still trying to achieve British electric vehicle sales targets. In the first 11 months of this year, British electric vehicle sales accounted for 18.7%of British car sales. The think tank “Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit” said that the British automobile industry can achieve this goal this year, but it is only because British electric vehicle sales have taken into account the points of sales of hybrid vehicles.
Stellandis’s plan to close it to the British car factory of Lumaton, Britain last month, blame the British electric vehicle regulations. This will make about 1,100 jobs. British layoffs.
Mike Hawes has previously criticized the British government’s “first -time and after sale” approach adopted by the British government. “The fact is that we are making electric vehicles, but the sales of British electric vehicles have not reached expectations.”