Direct warnings to the UK Government about the feasibility of ZEV Mandate targets without more work to get motorists into electric cars appear to have fallen on deaf ears.

However government ministers have promised that detailed plans of how it will phase out the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2030, and a consultation on its plans, will be published soon.

This comes after the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and BVRLA plus senior figures from the UK's biggest-selling car brands including Volkswagen Group, BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Ford and Tesla met with Transport Secretary Louise Haigh and Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds yesterday.

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