# Ministers weigh easing electric car sales targets ahead of climate summit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/burnhams-mixed-signals-on-net-zero-ministers-finally-poised-to-cut-ev-targets-as-pm-heads-for-climate-summit/
- Published: 2026-11-09T08:53:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T09:17:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277593/Burnhams-mixed-signals-Net-Zero-Ministers-finally-poised-cut-EV-targets-PM-heads-climate-summit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Climate, Geopolitics, Government, Politics, Science, UK, World

## Key points

- Ministers may ease the 2030 electric car sales target.
- The current mandate rises to 80 per cent of new car sales.
- Industry groups warn the rules could deter investment.

## Summary

Ministers are reportedly preparing to ease the UK’s targets for electric vehicle sales, as Andy Burnham heads to a global climate summit in Turkey. The possible change highlights a tension between a more cautious domestic approach to Net Zero and the Government’s stated aim of leading international climate action.

The Zero Emission Vehicles mandate requires EVs to make up 28 per cent of new car sales in 2025 and 33 per cent in 2026, rising to 80 per cent by 2030. New petrol and diesel-only cars are due to be phased out from 2030, with hybrids following by 2035. Industry groups say the targets are too demanding and warn they could deter investment; it remains unclear whether ministers will announce a change before the summit.

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