However, experts said two decades was plenty of time for carmakers to evolve away from the internal combustion engine. Facebook Twitter Pinterest An electric car charging point: motorists are offered a £4,500 government grant on fully electric cars. The British car industry said it could only hit the 2040 deadline if consumers wanted electric cars. This year so far, fully electric cars accounted for 0.5% of all new registrations, plug-in hybrids accounted for 1% and hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, 2.6%. The switch to electric cars will require a significant investment by carmakers, experts said, as the companies re-skill their workforces, invest in research and development and retool their manufacturing facilities.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2017 15:15 UTC