At least two-thirds of global car sales will be electric by 2040


The way forward: A delivery rider driving a Mahindra Treo Zor EV (second from left) waits at a pedestrian crossing in Uttar Pradesh. Experts says buses and two and three-wheelers will maintain the top EV adoption rates globally. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is accelerating thanks to improvements in battery density and cost, more charging points, and government policies that make driving dirty cars more difficult.

Still, if any country is going to meet its net-zero emissions targets in the next 30 years, more needs to be done to clean up road transportation.

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