Climate Changed
Electric Car Sales Are Surging, IEA Reports
- International Energy Agency says EV market grew 60% in 2016
- Plug in automobiles may reach 30% market penetration by 2030
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The number of electric vehicles on the road rocketed to 2 million in 2016 after being virtually non-existent just five years ago, according to the International Energy Agency.
Registered plug-in and battery-powered vehicles on roads worldwide rose 60 percent from the year before, according to the Global EV Outlook 2017 report from the Paris-based IEA. Despite the rapid growth, electric vehicles still represent just 0.2 percent of total light-duty vehicles.