# Labour MPs warn against weakening electric vehicle targets ahead of crunch talks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/labour-mps-warn-against-weakening-electric-vehicle-targets-ahead-of-crunch-talks/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:01:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T16:24:39+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/11/labour-mps-electric-vehicle-targets
- Topics: Football, Government, Politics, Software, Sport, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Labour MPs want ministers to retain the 80% EV target.
- Cabinet ministers are weighing cuts to between 50% and 65%.
- A decision is expected after Thursday’s talks.

## Summary

Labour MPs are urging ministers to keep the 2030 electric vehicle target, warning that cutting it would weaken the government’s climate ambitions and damage its credibility. Their intervention comes before a delayed cabinet-level meeting on Thursday, where ministers are expected to seek a compromise.

The current legal requirement is for 80% of new cars sold in 2030 to be electric. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds favours reducing it to 50%, while Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander supports about 60%; Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh wants to stay closer to 80%. A compromise of 60% to 65% is considered likely, though some MPs from industrial areas back a lower target to give manufacturers more time and protect jobs.

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