{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d05da947983512284e0d20/69f9e8e01353c87e11c56fb4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EV myths, mandates and market reality","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67d05da947983512284e0d20/1777984586688-4cfe9648-8ade-48da-8b21-5929c3453279.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this gear change episode of Drivetime, Jacqui is joined once again by Mike Hawes, Chief Executive of the SMMT, to cut through the noise around electrification and tackle the biggest misconceptions facing the UK automotive industry.</p><p><br></p><p>Building on the main episode, this shorter conversation focuses on mythbusting the ZEV mandate, the real cost of delivery, and the risks of pushing faster than the market or infrastructure can realistically support.</p><p><br></p><p>Mike sets out why EV growth figures don’t tell the full story, how incentives are masking underlying demand, and why getting the pace of change wrong could put UK manufacturing and regional communities at risk.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Drivetime is the global auto tech podcast powered by Keyloop.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Keyloop Podcast"}