EVs sales may be soaring, but are carmakers really on the road to net zero?

Michael Holder
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Electric vehicles represent a $7tr market opportunity by 2030 alone, according to BNEF | Credit: iStock
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Electric vehicles represent a $7tr market opportunity by 2030 alone, according to BNEF | Credit: iStock

EVs are moving towards mass market adoption in key markets, but new research suggests many major carmakers have still not fully embraced the battery car revolution

The electric vehicle (EV) market may be surging across major economies worldwide, but there are plenty of bumps in the road lie ahead on the journey to mass market adoption, and as a result some of the...

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