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Is the push for the electric cars in trouble?

The government wants to end the sale of petrol cars by 2035. But will we be ready for electric vehicles?

Encouraging everyone to make the change to electric vehicles has been a major part of government green and industrial policy for some time now. The Government wants to end the sale of petrol cars by 2035. There are targets, there are mandates and there is scepticism about how quickly the transition is really happening.

So, as we enter 2025, what is the state of the country鈥檚 move from petrol to electric? How do we compare with other countries and what does it say about the British car industry?

Guests:
Ginny Buckley, Editor-in-Chief and founder of electrifying.com
Ian Henry, Owner and Managing Director of Auto Analysis and visiting Professor in Automotive Business Strategy at Royal Holloway, University of London
David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics at the Birmingham Business School.

Presenter: David Aaronovitch
Producers: Charlotte McDonald, Kirsteen Knight and Beth Ashmead Latham
Sound engineers: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman

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29 minutes

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  • Mon 6 Jan 2025 20:00

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