As EV sales, oil costs and wildfires spike, UK gov’t considers.. fewer EVs? (update)
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/04/Ford-free-EV-chargers-offer-UK.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">The UK government is considering relaxing its landmark electric vehicle rules, even in the face of inflated oil prices, a recordbreaking year for temperatures and wildfires, and EV sales that are already rising fast enough to meet the government’s current target.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em><strong>Update 8/14: </strong></em>The government officially launched its consultation on EV rules today, even as PM Burnham was in West Midlands surveying wildfire damage exacerbated by climate change caused by gas-powered vehicles.</p>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/04/Ford-free-EV-chargers-offer-UK.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">The UK government is considering relaxing its landmark electric vehicle rules, even in the face of inflated oil prices, a recordbreaking year for temperatures and wildfires, and EV sales that are already rising fast enough to meet the government’s current target.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em><strong>Update 8/14: </strong></em>The government officially launched its consultation on EV rules today, even as PM Burnham was in West Midlands surveying wildfire damage exacerbated by climate change caused by gas-powered vehicles.</p>