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Driving the sales of electric vehicles

Clean Car

The UK Government has legally committed us to achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. However, this still only brings the market share for new BEV registrations up to around 5%, with petrol vehicles still accounting for 60% of all new vehicle registrations (albeit down from 65% in 2019). The UK starts from a low EV baseline.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Green Car Congress

By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. by Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx. Indeed, most electric aircraft are pure electric as well.

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