Member

The Government are determined to support automotive companies as they revamp their production lines, adjust their business plans, and develop the technology needed for the next generation of zero-emission vehicles. These cars and vans are greener, cleaner and essential to our net-zero ambitions. Roughly 30% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions come from cars, vans and lorries. To tackle that, and wean our country off imported fossil fuels, we need zero-emission vehicles, but the Government are resolute that the transition must be done in partnership between government, industry and, of course, consumers. That is why the Secretary of State for Transport and I are listening closely to the concerns of the automotive industry and the wider sector about the transition to electric vehicles and about the Conservative Party’s zero-emission vehicle mandate.