UK automotive leaders yesterday celebrated the battery electric car market’s emergence from the ‘early adopter’ phase and discuss the measures needed to shift the technology to mass market following a 21-fold growth in EV uptake since 2018.
According to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with one electric vehicle registered every 60 seconds, they now account for more than 16% of overall sales, making Britain Europe’s second largest zero emission car market by volume. Delivering a faster and fairer mass transition, however, is threatened by the…
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