Weaker ZEV Mandate could halve charging investment, operators say
A ChargeUK-commissioned LCP Delta report says EV charging could add £15.5 billion to the UK economy by 2035, while ChargeUK's member survey says weakening the ZEV Mandate could halve operator investment over five years.
ChargeUK reckons the charging sector could deliver £15.5 billion in direct economic value by 2035, part of a wider £385 billion contribution from transport electrification, with direct charging jobs forecast to grow from 12,000 today to 35,700 over the same period. The number that should actually concern fleet planners comes from a separate survey of ChargeUK's members: weaken the ZEV Mandate and charge point operators say their investment over the next five years could halve. That is the trade-off nobody running a charging rollout wants - policy wobble now shows up later as fewer chargers, longer queues and shakier residuals on your electric vans. Watch mandate signals as closely as grant tables. (ChargeUK)
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