Forecast Shows EV Market Share Will Double in 2021
Barely more than a decade old, the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry is poised to disrupt the century-old automotive sector. Powered by rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs, electric vehicles are poised to replace conventional gas-powered vehicles and take over the roads over the next few decades. Although several governments have committed to electrifying their roads, electric vehicles still make a very small percentage of new cars sold across the world. According to new data provided by forecasting company IHS Markit, 2021 may be a pretty good year for new energy vehicles. At the moment, electric vehicles make up just 1.8% of new…