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<p>The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles
was open to responses from 14 July to 21 September 2022 and supported by a thorough
programme of stakeholder engagement. We are now analysing the responses and will bring
forward the Government’s response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis of lifecycle
emissions is an important consideration as we accelerate the transition to a zero-emission
fleet of road vehicles. Whilst there is no internationally recognised method of measuring
lifecycle emissions in any transport sector, the Department’s Transport Energy Model,
published in 2018, and the externally commissioned Lifecycle Analysis of UK Road Vehicles,
published in 2021, provide clear assessments of the relative environmental impacts
of different road vehicle technologies and fuels in the UK.</p>
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