ZEV mandate
A ZEV mandate is a rule that says car makers must sell some cars that don’t use gasoline or diesel. It helps the environment by encouraging electric cars.
The Zero‑Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate is a regulation that requires automakers to sell a certain percentage of electric or zero‑emission vehicles in a given market, such as California. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean transportation.
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"The ZEV mandate is working and it's working at scale. Since the summer, Bev uptake has run ahead of the path for regulations generating a surplus of 60,000 credits."
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"“...he was talking about the, the ZEV mandate that the, the standard the government has set for sales of electric vehicles...”"
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"but these goalposts have moved in the past for California's Zev mandate is not the first one they've had."
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Car Dealer Podcast
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