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Electric cars to account for 64 per cent of car sales by 2030

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This level of adoption is made possible by the lower purchase price and reduced per-mile driving cost of electric cars with switchable batteries as compared to gasoline-powered cars. million barrels per day, equivalent to the amount currently imported daily from the Persian Gulf region and Venezuela. light-vehicle fleet by 2030.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Increased use of alternatives to oil-based transport fuels (gasoline, diesel and LPG) also help to temper oil-demand growth, though to a much smaller degree than efficiency gains in vehicles with internal combustion engines. Biofuels make the biggest such contribution, as use grows from 1.3 Mboe/d in 2035, an annual rate of increase of 5%.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6 A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. .