Tesla

Meetings with ministers

In the last 12 months

Different ministers

Lobbying firms used

Meetings with ministers

Date	Minister	Purpose, as published
15 October 2025	Simon LightwoodDfT	Ongoing stakeholder engagement in the Autonomous Vehicle sector.
5 February 2025	Jonathan ReynoldsDBT	To discuss the ZEV Mandate
28 January 2025	Lilian Greenwood MPDfT	To discuss their position with regards to the ZEV Mandate 2030 date consultation
20 November 2024	Michael ShanksDESNZ	Roundtable to discuss the Zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) Mandate and Electric Vehicle (EV) rollout and industry views
20 November 2024	Jonathan ReynoldsDBT	To discuss industry views on the following consultation: phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and supporting the ZEV transition
11/11/2026 (as published)	Chris McDonaldDBT	Meeting with Tesla to discuss their issues with HMG policy and their business plans.

Consultant lobbying firms

Not named as a client of a consultant lobbying firm on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists in the quarters we hold. Lobbying done by an organisation's own staff does not have to be registered.

About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.