Last year, 8.2% of the 705,826 cars made in the UK were electric and a further 17.9% hybrid. The remaining 73.9% were either petrol or diesel.
That, in the most simplistic of terms, tells you all about the steepness of the challenge faced by the car industry to get ready for global ICE cut-offs, starting in earnest in 2030 – and even then assuming that all hybrids will live on, rather than just plug-in hybrids.
It’s also part of the reason why you will hear increasingly desperate calls for support for the EV transition, now seven and a half years away.
