{"value":{"id":1753401,"askingMemberId":1796,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","uin":"HL3848","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that firms are not managing to reach the 22-per-cent electric vehicle sales target; and what assessment they have made of whether the UK has the appropriate (1) legislation, and (2) infrastructure, in place to support the sales of electric vehicles.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4972,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-16T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Due to the CO<sub>2</sub> conversion flexibility included in the ZEV Mandate legislation, which allows a manufacturer to sell fewer ZEVs in exchange for reducing their CO2 emissions of their non-ZEVs, the Government believes that the car market as a whole has complied with the 22% target. In December the Government launched the consultation <em>Phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and supporting the ZEV transition </em>which seeks views from the public and industry on how to support vehicle manufacturers to meet the targets going forward.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Electric Vehicles: Sales","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753401","method":"GET"}]}