Deloitte: Third of global car sales to be electric by 2030

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Peak sales of petrol and diesel cars may have already passed as consumers increasingly embrace EVs over the coming decade, analysis predicts

A third of all new cars sold worldwide could be electric by the end of the decade, bringing the total number of EVs sold in a single year to 31.1 million globally, according to new analysis today by Deloitte....

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