"The electrification of cars and vans is set to almost halve the UK’s reliance on oil imports between 2024 and 2040. But if the UK were to weaken the...zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, it could increase its cumulative petrol and diesel consumption by 28 million tonnes."
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The government is weighing whether to weaken the one policy shielding drivers from oil price shocks, even while they are buying EVs at record rates.
Our analysis shows that could add 28Mt to UK oil consumption by 2040.
It would be a bad move, and bad timing 👇
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