![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tough-new-targets-for-electric-car-sales-to-be-set-in-weeks/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/charging-modern-electric-car-street-845420871.jpg&description=THAT'S SHOCKING Published : 12:37, 16 Sep 2023 Updated : 12:37, 16 Sep 2023 TOUGH new targets are set to be introduced for electric car sales in the coming weeks as plans to phase out traditional cars roll on. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reported to be dead-set on the Government's 2030 ban on new sales of fossil-fuel -powered motors. 1 Tough new targets for EV sales are reportedly set to be announced in the coming weeks Credit: Getty The ban is reported to have been part of a deal that secured a £600million investment from BMW in their Oxfordshire plant earlier this week, according to The Times . It is also believed that officials promised the company that annual quotas for EV sales would not be relaxed. Sources said that the Department for Transport advised Downing Street against significant changes to the rules. This will mean a target for 22% of all cars sold next year being electric, rising to 50% by 2028. For their part, BMW are not believed to have made this a condition of the investment, but simply urged ministers to provide clarity on what the rules will be going forward. David Bailey, professor of business economics at Birmingham University, said: "Certainty is key. Companies want to know what they've got to aim at." Insiders claimed that the policy is in the "final furlongs" before it is announced, with Number 10 not looking to make any major alterations. Officials reportedly believe that this will give companies the confidence to invest in more charging points, with 3,870 installed over the last three months alone. This week, The Sun Online gave readers a glimpse of the current EV charging chaos , with over 12 million people fighting over a few thousand chargers in rural areas. And thousands have backed our Give Us A Brake campaign which demands a delay to the ban until proper charging infrastructure is in place. The Government has also faced pushback from its own backbenchers, with Net Zero Scrutiny Group chair saying he was "horrified" by the proposed){kind=link}
TOUGH new targets are set to be introduced for electric car sales in the coming weeks as plans to phase out traditional cars roll on.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reported to be dead-set on the Government’s 2030 ban on new sales of fossil-fuel-powered motors.
The ban is reported to have been part of a deal that secured a £600million investment from BMW in their Oxfordshire plant earlier this week, according to The Times.
It is also believed that officials promised the company that annual quotas for EV sales would not be relaxed.
Sources said that the Department for Transport advised Downing Street against significant changes to the rules.