'The direction of travel is clear': IEA predicts over a quarter of cars sold worldwide this year will be electric

Stuart Stone
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Electric vehicles' market share is on track to accelerate past 40 per cent by the end of the decade, according major report

More than a quarter of cars sold worldwide this year will be electric, with global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) on track to surpass 20 million in 2025 following another year of robust growth. That...

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