Car sales are up but motorists are not feeling the spark with electric
The Tesla Model Y electric car was the only all-electric vehicle featured in the top 10 sellers list New cars sold in the UK jumped last month but fears are mounting that unless the UK decides to drive a lot less, it will struggle to meet its net-zero ambitions.
It forecast that registrations across the whole of 2023 will reach 1.79 million, up 11.1 per cent on 2021. “Unless we choose to drive less, by the end of 2030 we estimate that well over a third of all miles driven by cars must be zero emission from the exhaust. At the moment it is under two per cent, which suggests a far more rapid take-up of pure electric models is needed.”
“For plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technology to make a greater impact, there would need to be some large changes. For example, if new hybrids came with software that strongly compelled electric use, had a shorter petrol engine range or a greater electric range, or, for fleets, were provided with incentives to drivers to maximise electric operation, progress in this direction might be made,” their report concluded.
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