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Manufacturers demand net zero review before UK runs out of road

20 Mar 2026

An urgent review of the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles must be carried out before net zero targets collapse amid an increasingly uncertain world, the industry has warned.

With uptake of electric vans last year only just over half of the proportion demanded by legislation and even bigger obstacles facing HGV operators, the SMMT said the country’s transition pathway had been built on assumptions that had proven to be overly-optimistic.

Further information:

https://motortransport.co.uk/freightcarbonzero/manufacturers-demand-net-zero-review-before-uk-runs-out-of-road/89721.article