Provisional data for 2025 suggests
manufacturers are once again on track to meet Zero Emission
Vehicle targets through sales and using the flexibilities
available - supported by unprecedented Government backing,
including grants worth up to £3750 to drivers of new EVs, over
£1bn for more chargers and clearer long‑term certainty for
businesses.
New data published today also confirms the car
and van industry hit the 2024 ZEV
Mandate targets through a mix of strong
EV sales and use of built-in flexibilities – showing the policy
is working as intended and powering up the transition to
electric.
The ZEV Mandate is backing the UK's transition to cleaner,
cheaper‑to‑run cars while giving manufacturers long‑term
certainty. Together with the Electric Car Grant, as well as
billions to roll out public and home charging, the Government is
making it easier for drivers to go electric and save money on
running costs.
Data for 2024 released today shows:
- One in five new cars sold in 2024 were electric with
manufacturers also reducing CO2 emissions from their wider fleets
to hit ZEV Mandate targets.
- The van market also hit targets through ZEV sales and use of
flexibilities built into the mandate.
The Government is backing industry and drivers to make the switch
through the ZEV Mandate, ECG, and major investment to expand the
UK's charging network with 13,000 chargers added in the last
year, with more than 118,000 public chargers available in total
nationwide.
The ECG alone has helped over 75,000 drivers buy a new EV since
its launch last summer with savings of up to £3,750.
These actions are helping give drivers confidence to make the
switch and access the significant savings available through EVs -
up to £1,400 per year on running costs
Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation Minister, , said:
“These numbers show the transition to electric is on
track. We're investing over £7.5 billion to support
manufacturing, rollout chargers across the UK, and back British
industry by boosting sales through our Electric Car Grant,
helping over 75,000 drivers buy a new EV and save up to £3,750.”
Flexibilities in the ZEV Mandate are a crucial component of how
the system works and manufacturers are using them as designed, as
shown in the 2024 final data:
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Conversion – where manufacturers use CO2
savings from their non-ZEV fleets (from selling lower emitting
vehicles like hybrids) to help achieve ZEV targets, was the
most used flexibility.
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Trading was used mainly to bank credits
for future years rather than to meet 2024 compliance targets..
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Borrowing remained available for any
small shortfalls.
The ZEV Mandate compliance statistics released today can be found
here.
