Overview

• All new cars and vans must be fully zero-emission by 2035 under the updated mandate.
• Hybrid models will remain available until 2035 to provide a transitional option for drivers.
• The small-volume exception applies to manufacturers producing fewer than 1,000 cars annually, safeguarding firms like Caterham, Aston Martin and McLaren.
• Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the policy restores clarity for manufacturers and bolsters investor and consumer confidence in the EV transition.
• Labour’s reinstatement of the 2030 deadline reverses the previous Conservative government’s decision to push the ban to 2035.