I reported the other day on impressive growth rates for plug-in vehicle sales in America and Britain. Now a new report from the International Energy Agency suggests that sales are accelerating elsewhere too.
In 2016 alone, the world saw a 60 percent increase in the number of plug-in cars on the roads—rising to an impressive 2 million. Not bad, given there were barely any commercially available vehicles just five years ago. In terms of what comes next, the IEA report suggests we’d need to see 150 million electric cars on the roads by 2030 if we’re to keep global climate change within a 2 degree window.
