Meeting the Mark: Aligning regulations and standards with ZEV targets
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Summary of the alignment of light-duty vehicle standards with ZEV targets
Table. Summary of the alignment of light-duty vehicle standards with ZEV targets
Note: “N/A” for “Standards in line with ZEV goal” indicates that the government does not have a ZEV sales share goal for light-duty vehicles.
This study finds that in many of the largest vehicle markets, targets and binding regulations are either lacking entirely or are not aligned in scope and ambition. Governments have implemented a variety of regulatory approaches to spur the ZEV transition which differ greatly between markets in terms of time horizon and level of ambition. These variances have implications for how much they will drive ZEV sales. The analysis found that regulations for light-duty vehicles are more aligned with sales targets than heavy-duty, but gaps remain between ambition and binding regulation for all vehicle types.