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The UK Government's ZEV mandate could create operational issues for fleets in the years ahead, according to software firm Fleetcheck.
The ZEV mandate will require a rising share of manufacturers' new cars and vans to have zero tailpipe emissions.
Under the government's final consultation proposals, published yesterday, the mandate for cars will begin with 22% of sales being ZEVs in 2024, rising gradually to 80% in 2030 - and subsequently to 100% in 2035 under future legislation.
The ZEV mandate for vans will begin at 10% in 2024, and rise to 70% by 2030 - and also subsequently 100% by 2035.
Fleetcheck managing director Peter Golding said: "The underlying issue with the ZEV mandate is that it puts supply before demand at a time when vehicle production remains highly erratic and the rate of adoption of electric cars and vans is volatile.
"The government is proposing to effectively force fleets to adapt their operations according to the speed at which they think electrification should be happening. This will not necessarily fit with the strategies that fleets have already created for the adoption of EVs over the next few years and will force many into re-evaluating their plans.
"The fact is that many fleets have substantial operational issues to overcome on the road to electrification, especially when it comes to vans, and artificially limiting supply of ICE vehicles while pushing EV production higher won't do anything to solve these."
Golding, who did predict that it would be much easier for the car targets to be met than those for vans, also said the government needed to step up its incentives and infrastructure investment when it came to EVs, in order to ensure supply and demand mismatches were avoided.
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