by governments worldwide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and limit global warming. they've been offering generous subsidies to encourage drivers to make the switch to, well, more environmentally friendly electric cars. so far, they've worked, tempting new ev drivers to overlook less desirable factors like battery range, the higher price tag and a charging infrastructure that's still in its infancy and racing to catch up with demand. sales of electric passenger cars currently make up 14% of the total global car sales and have been doubling roughly every year. that's according to the iea, the international energy agency. but after a heady few years of booming sales, recent numbers show that the trend, while it's still growing, is slowing. the reason? well, rising costs in electricity in some countries have made running ev cars more expensive than driving on petrol or diesel. at the same time, those government subsidies, they're coming to an end.
emissions and limit global warming. they've been offering generous subsidies to encourage drivers to make the switch to, well, more environmentally friendly electric cars. so far, they've worked, tempting new ev drivers to overlook less desirable factors like battery range, the higher price tag and a charging infrastructure that's still in its infancy and racing to catch up with demand. sales of electric passenger cars currently make up 14% of the total global car sales and have been doubling roughly every year. that's according to the iea, the international energy agency. but after a heady few years of booming sales, recent numbers show that the trend, while it's still growing, is slowing. the reason? well, rising costs in electricity in some countries have made running ev cars more expensive than driving on petrol or diesel. at the same time, those government subsidies, they're coming to an end. but prices of evs, they are staying high and that, according to the experts, is behind the worrying
i believe so. i don't think they will or the customers will decide on, because there is ccs, i will go to an ev instead of an combustion engine. but i think the message is when i buy an ev, i can charge easily, accessible everywhere. this is the solution, so it needs to be customer—focused. we need plug—and—charge, means a feature where you don't need any credit card, you don't need any contract, you just plug in and you automatically have your contract in the bank system and you can charge. this is what we need. but, andre, as you know, it's one thing to have a unified charging system, but one common frustration of ev drivers is simply not enough charging points, so—called range anxiety. it's a serious concern for many electric vehicle drivers. so, again, i'm kind of wondering how many more charging points do you think we need across europe,
i don�*t think they will or the customers will decide on, because there is ccs, i will go to an ev instead of an combustion engine. but i think the message is when i buy an ev, i can charge easily, accessible everywhere. this is the solution, so it needs to be customer—focused. we need plug—and—charge, means a feature where you don�*t need any credit card, you don�*t need any contract, you just plug in and you automatically have your contract in the bank system and you can charge. this is what we need. but, andre, as you know, it�*s one thing to have a unified charging system, but one common frustration of ev drivers is simply not enough charging points, so—called range anxiety. it�*s a serious concern for many electric vehicle drivers. so, again, i�*m kind of wondering how many more charging points do you think
Uber is offering its drivers exclusive purchase incentives of up to $2,000 for Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y, in addition to federal tax credits. This initiative addresses the cost of ownership and access to convenient charging, which are the main barriers for drivers to go electric.
The upgraded locations will debut new Tritium RTM chargers featuring a slim, rugged design and a modular power architecture that will significantly reduce instances of equipment failure.
the supply chain is ready but sometimes the planning just slows the process. and these new figures exaggerate the charging challenge, says mr king. the aa estimate ev owners do 98% of their charging at home or in the street outside their home. james court charges his car at a local lamp post. i've had it for a year. the worst experience i've got is having to wait five minutes at a motorway service station. but what do you say to the hundreds if not thousands of ev users who say that they have had problems charging? it's not my experience but i think it takes a little bit more planning and there are lots of great apps out there, so if you are doing a longer trip, just a little bit of time looking at where you're going to charge when you have your coffee break. a lot of ev drivers say the same thing. but perceptions matter because whatever the truth, if people think they are going to find it hard to charge an electric car, they are going to be less likely to buy one,
today. >> getting lots of sun today. >> getting lots of sun today and they go down into a large storage bag on the bottom and we have 40 trojan renewable energy cells on the bottom that store that gt energy. it goes from there into an inverter system and actually changes it into ac. and from there it goes into the actual car chargers. >> reporter: an electric mini cooper is on hand to help demonstrate the technology which is provided by the beautiful earth group. naturally it's beneficial to the environment, but it's also part of the company's pr campaign. >> our company is a utility scale sustainable energy developer. so for us that means solar, wind and hydro. we build large solar farms. and our customers are utilities. so we sell those electrons to utilities, and they disperse them on the grid. in the future we'd like to see particularly ev drivers choosing our clean, green electricity over traditional