Rarely does a conversation go by with an executive without them bemoaning the instability and indecisiveness of the regulatory and legislative environment in which the automotive industry operates. With good reason, too, especially in the UK, where the outgoing government’s only consistent line has been for the country to be a world leader in electric vehicles.
Perhaps though Sir Keir actually meant all new car sales to be electric by 2030? Might more flip-flopping occur? Decisive, clear action is needed here and fast: while the 2030 and beyond period has never been a beacon for clarity and a sense of government seeing it as tomorrow’s problem, we now have a government in place that will actually have to worry about this detail as a live and present issue.