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Mikes Hawes, the Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has today called for the government to slash VAT on battery electric cars in order to re-energise BEV sales to the public.
Worryingly, although more new Battery Electri…
Growth in sales of new electric cars stalled slightly in 2023, leading to calls in the industry to halve VAT rates to encourage demand.
However, the introduction of the government’s zero emission vehicle mandate this week, which provides rewards to m…
The UK car industry has received a major boost today, after the European Commission offered a three-year delay to tariffs that were due to be imposed on the trade of new electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries across the English Channel from the start of…
The lack of incentivisation for private motorists to choose electric vehicles has again been highlighted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders as it fears the uptake of zero emission vehicles is “plateauing”.
Guests at the SMMT Annual Dinne…
Uptake of electric and hydrogen HGVs continues to rise, representing 0.8% of the market in Q3 – the largest quarterly share of 2023, compared with 0.3% and 0.4% in Q1 and Q2 respectively, according to the latest new registration data from the Society…