The road to zero-emission transport in the UK – Octopus

There could be as many as 25 million hybrid and electric cars on UK roads by 2040. But there is a major hurdle: infrastructure.

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As electric vehicles become ubiquitous, there’s a clear need to speed up the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the UK, especially in the most underserved regions. The UK government’s ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans will apply to all regions of the country. If we’re going to make the transition to electric vehicles a reality, we will need infrastructure to service drivers across the entire country.

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