Britons are snapping up electric vehicles | The Economist

That is good news for the climate—but a problem for the Treasury | Britain

Britain | Heading for gridlock Britons are snapping up electric vehicles That is good news for the climate—but a problem for the Treasury Share Sep 18th 2021 | 3 min read T HE CARS on Britain’s roads are changing. According to the World Economic Forum, a global think-tank, more than a tenth of new cars sold in 2020 were powered by electricity. That is below the levels seen in some other parts of northern Europe, but four times as high as in America. And the shift from fossil fuels to electricity looks set to accelerate. Government plans to decarbonise the economy will require the number of bat

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