New AutoMotive estimates that Ford could be 7,000 cars short of its ZEV target. With fines of £15,000 for every car short of the target that would leave it notionally with a bill of more than £100 million.
The law:
The United Kingdom's Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate requires car manufacturers to ensure that a specified percentage of their new vehicle sales are zero-emission vehicles, primarily electric vehicles (EVs).
Manufacturers must meet increasing annual targets for zero-emission vehicle sales. For instance, in 2024, 22% of a manufacturer's new car sales must be zero-emission vehicles. This target is set to rise progressively, reaching 80% by 2030 and 100% by 2035
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I like how the government's plan seems to be to force the auto company to bend consumer spending magically by force of will.
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nanny state gonna nanny
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The only thing the bong knows how to do is write r-slurred laws that don't help anyone.
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Don't look at that nice car over there come check out the car the gov wants you to buy
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At what point does it become more profitable for Ford to just pull out of the UK? Are they really selling enough ICE cars in the UK to make this feasible?
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It wouldn't surprise me if the majority of the vehicles they sell are Ford Transit vans. Thinking about it, I don't actually see many new Ford passenger cars these days, just a frick ton of old Focus and Fiesta models.
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Puma is the best selling car in the uk
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Huh, well I'll be! I guess crossover SUVs are so dull that I don't even mentally register them
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come on it's barely a sedan
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apparently costs €40k which is as much as a Tesla model 3
*the electric version Puma-E
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One of me mates swore off Ford after they stopped selling Fiestas, when his current Fiesta (ST obviously) goes he'll be finding another brand of car that lets him accelerate fast for cheap.
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Unfortunately might end up having to stick with the fiesta for a while, the (new) cheap hot hatch is basically dead in this country at this point
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They'll just limit the number of normal cars they sell. Toyota did it with the GR86, they sold out their UK allocation in about 5 minutes and they slowly drip-fed more throughout the year when they had space in their targets
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I hate this greenwashing crap so much.
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Its practically true for the UK because we closed all of our coal plants (despite KING COALs natural home being on the island built on the best coal deposits on Earth) so we buy France's carbon free nuclear power.
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R-slurred socialist cute twinkry from the Tory party?!
Ford should just exit the UK, their market cap is probably bigger than our GDP at this point
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Blud look at my conservative party im so done
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made up stat though
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So is gdp
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why
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https://www.udemy.com/course/economics-for-accounting-and-finance-professionals/?srsltid=AfmBOooX9FAPOixLaMJ1SkRdjRbkp5l_xsGnj-yX48x55_od5ycpE-Eh
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bro not clicking a fricking udemy link
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A SHAME BC FORD UKDM HOT HATCHES OWN. THEY SHOULD MAKE ANOTHER COSWORTH rally ESCORT Blue lives matter
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They don't even have a hatchback to base one on anymore, it's all crossovers now. Even their wrc car is based on a compact crossover
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Even Mondeo doesn't exist anymore right?
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The Mondeo hasn't existed here for a few years now
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Wow cringe blue lives matter
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I can only confidently guarantee that the prostitute you end up making tender love to (lol) will shower longer than she usually does after your 5 shameful minutes of disappointing her
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Yo, Ya comment got automatically removed cuz ya forgot ta include
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