CCC warns against further ZEV mandate easing

The Climate Change Committee has told ministers, in terms, to leave the ZEV mandate alone: it is "essential that this year's review of the mandate does not lead to further concessions," warns the CCC's progress report, or the UK risks missing its 2030 climate target and deepening reliance on imported oil. ChargeUK, unsurprisingly, agrees — chief executive Vicky Read's argument is that further watering-down spooks the investors funding public chargepoints, which is exactly the infrastructure fleets going electric are counting on. The report also flags VAT and standing charges for review, so public charging costs could shift. The CCC advises rather than decides, so the outcome of the review is still the government's call, but procurement timelines built around further easing now run against the advice of the government's own climate advisers.