EVs will not help the UK achieve its carbon emissions targets , according to a parliamentary Science and Technology Committee report . The report , which is critical of the lack of adequate policies to achieve the EU net zero target , states the country is not on track to achieve its legally binding targets for 2023 to 2032 . The committee has urged the government to bring forward its proposed ban on the sale of new “ conventional ” cars and vans , including motorcycles , to 2035 at the latest . However, the report warned that in the long term, widespread personal vehicle ownership "does not appear to be compatible with significant decarbonisation". Widespread personal vehicle ownership is likely to be incompatible “ with significant decarbonisation " , it added .
EVs will not help the UK achieve its carbon emissions targets , according to a parliamentary Science and Technology Committee report . The report , which is critical of the lack of adequate policies to achieve the EU net zero target , states the country is not on track to achieve its legally binding targets for 2023 to 2032 . The committee has urged the government to bring forward its proposed ban on the sale of new “ conventional ” cars and vans , including motorcycles , to 2035 at the latest . Widespread personal vehicle ownership is likely to be incompatible “ with significant decarbonisation " , it added .