Voltempo chief executive has his say on watered down electric vehicle sales targets

Voltempo chief executive Simon Smith had his say on the recent revelation that the UK’s electric vehicle sales targets will be watered down – a blow to long-standing net zero aims.

He said: “Watering down the mandate is a concession to the slowest movers in the industry, not a reflection of what drivers want.

“People aren’t buying electric cars because regulation tells them to. They’re buying them because they save money every month and shield households from oil price swings. That logic doesn’t weaken because a target does. The economics are doing the heavy lifting now, not the policy.”

Read the full article on The Sunday Times website.