Sales of the vehicles are surging so fast the market looks set to meet government forecasts for the end of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040 Electric cars could out sell diesel and petrol models by 2027, according to industry experts. Surging sales of electric vehicles suggest the market is on course to meet
The market share of electric vehicles (EVs) must be increased to achieve the fuel economy standards set by regulators. According to the World Energy Council (WEC), EVs currently represent less than 1% of the combined market share across the world’s largest markets – EU, US and China – for new passenger cars. Its report states
Expert panel says there’s been a recent ‘step-change’ in public opinion towards electric vehicles Prediction based on stats from the Government, Committee on Climate Change, RAC Foundation, Auto Express and other industry authorities Electric cars are the future, we’re constantly being told. But how far into the future will they be the dominant form of
By March this year, there were close to 60,000 electric or plug-in hybrid cars driving in the UK Electric car sales continue to surge in the UK, with the latest figures showing close to 60,000 currently on the road. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV accounts for nearly a third of those, but there’s an increasingly wide
Electric vehicles could slice fuel’s consumption up to 20% in two decades, new report says Electric cars are poised to reduce U.S. gasoline demand by 5% over the next two decades—and could cut it by as much as 20%—according to a new report being released Monday by energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie. The U.S., which
All new cars registered in Germany need to be emissions free by 2030 at the latest to help meet pollution reduction goals, a senior government official said. Germany’s pledge to cut carbon dioxide output by 80 percent to 95 percent by 2050 will be in jeopardy unless the country radically reduces transportation pollution, said Deputy
Electric cars can be a very effective way to save you money on motoring. Read on for our top five ways to save by switching to driving electric… Fuel It can cost less than 2p per mile to drive an electric car. Compared to the cost of running an average internal combustion engine vehicle (around
Even if you work the auto industry, you probably didn’t expect the current rush to develop, build, sell, and drive electric vehicles. But there’s no denying it. A series of technology developments, market disruptions, and wake-up calls are hastening an inevitable shift from fossil fuel engines to electric power in cars and trucks, according to
The four main political parties in Norway are debating a ban on fuel-powered cars; we look at how other countries are tackling harmful car emissions Norway is considering a ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2025 with the four primary political parties debating the action, according to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. The new law
In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time. The rapid growth of the industry means that it is now the only technology sector on track to meet the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2C scenario. This is the conclusion of the IEA’s Energy Technology
