Britain is beginning to look at its growing fleet of electric cars as both a way to create jobs and balance the power grid, moving transport to the center of the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday called for phasing out of cars fueled entirely by gasoline and diesel by 2030, 10 years ahead of the previous schedule. With National Grid Plc expecting as many as 30 million electric vehicles on the road by 2040, the energy and transport industry are stepping up their preparations for the shift.
“The increasing EV demand is a positive signal for the whole EV value chain from charge point operators to energy suppliers, as well as lending support to the U.K.’s decarbonization ambitions,” said Jacob Briggs, senior consulting analyst at Cornwall Insight.
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