Motoring roadmap to an electric future Automakers are switching production from internal combustion engines to battery-powered electric vehicles, in the biggest shake-up to the industry since the car’s invention in 1885 Volkswagen’s ID.3 electric car under production in Germany 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 2040 HONDA (Europe) FIAT JAGUAR Renault 65% electric (Europe) Opel Vauxhall Bentley DAIMLER VOLVO Ford (Europe) 50% electric Volkswagen 70% electric (Europe) Audi gm General Motors* HONDA Proposed EU ban on sale of all new petrol and diesel cars All vehicles produced will be fully electric % of vehicles produced will be fully electric Note: Price of electric cars not forecast to fall to level comparable to that of petrol engines until 2025-2030. *Will stop making cars with polluting emissions – has not specified if all will be electric Sources: Tech Xplore, AFP, Car Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS