Electric vehicle (EV) investigation

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【Summary】The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into electric vehicles (EVs) to understand how the UK can achieve net zero emissions. The inquiry will focus on the barriers to decarbonizing cars, particularly passenger cars. The committee will assess the government's approach to phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 and 2035, as well as infrastructure and charging issues.

FutureCar Staff Aug 17, 2023 10:14 AM PT

An inquiry has been launched by the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to gain a better understanding of how the UK will achieve net zero through the use of electric vehicles (EVs). The committee will specifically focus on the main barriers to decarbonizing cars and vans in the country, particularly passenger cars.

Committee chair Baroness Kate Parminter emphasized the importance of individuals making changes to their lives, including how they travel and what they buy, in order to reach net zero. She highlighted the government's commitment to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, stating that the use of EVs for passenger transport will be a crucial part of this transition.

The committee will examine the government's approach to achieving the phase-out dates of 2030 and 2035, as well as the infrastructure and charging issues at both national and regional levels. Baroness Parminter expressed the committee's desire to gather input from the public on their experiences with acquiring and using EVs in the UK, as well as the barriers they have encountered. The committee also aims to gather insights from industry, local authorities, and other stakeholders with an interest in decarbonizing transport, in order to determine what the government can do to encourage greater adoption of EVs before the 2030 and 2035 targets.

This news article was originally published by LAPV.