Have global petrol and diesel car sales already peaked?

Michael Holder
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BNEF's latest electric vehicle forecast spells out a far more bullish future for electric trucks, and signposts a dire future for petroleum by 2040

Global sales of petrol and diesel cars may have already passed their peak, and in their place electric vehicles (EVs) will soon start dominating car, bus and van markets, paving the way for zero emission...

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