Electric Cars in the UK: Statistics, Growth, and Future Prospects

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART A...........................................................................................................................................3
Introduction of the topic.........................................................................................................3
A background to the topic......................................................................................................4
Presentation of both articles...................................................................................................4
PART 2............................................................................................................................................8
Summary of both articles........................................................................................................8
Comparison of papers.............................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Electric cars are automobile that is further propelled by more than one electric motors,
the energy is used which is stored in batteries. This is one of the most promising and advanced
technology which has several set of benefits for the users as well as for environment (Küfeoğlu
and Hong, 2020). This is one of the emerging business in which many companies have expanded
their operations. Further there has been several evidence that electric vehicles cost cheaper in
terms of ownership as compared to other vehicles. This research will consider two articles which
are focused on the use of electric cars in the UK.
PART A
Introduction of the topic
Electric automotive sector is emerging as one of the most promising sector across the world,
the users are shifting from the diesel and petrol cars to electrics cars. United Kingdom has good
capacity of producing such vehicles in the country and there are several companies as of now
that are dealing in this particular automotive sector. The recent surge in the demand of electric
vehicles has totally changed the scenario due to which these cars are getting in trend. The rear or
previous approach towards the electric cars was that the car would be of high maintenance and
there will be several issues in terms of charging and servicing of car. Earlier due to lack of
innovation in technology, the electric vehicles were not as strong as the other engine vehicles in
terms of Horsepower, pickup and other such technical jargons. However, with upgrading set of
technologies and features the electric cars are giving a stiff competition to other type of cars in
the industry (Palmer and et. al., 2018).
Enhancement and innovation in technology is one of the major area that directly contributes
to this electric car industry. Currently the share of electric cars in UK is growing at an immense
rate which suggests that the future adoption of this particular industry is excellent. Usage of
electric car in UK will also help in terms of sustaining the environment. Elimination of using fuel
in cars will reduce pollution in the country to a great extent. Decrease in pollution would not
only save the current environmental conditions but would also help in recovering the damage
that has been done in past.
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A background to the topic
The concept of electric motor was invented back in the year 1828, Anyos Jedlik used his
motor in order to electric car. Later in the year 1996, the very first three wheelers electric vehicle
was invented which was manufactured by Scooter’s India Pvt Ltd. After the first introduction of
the electric vehicles in market, this industry has grown to several folds. After the first
introduction of three wheelers electric vehicle there has been several types of vehicles in the
market. UK being a highly developed nation adopted these new technologies and innovation in
their automobile sector (Santos and Rembalski, 2021). The early stage of adoption was however
challenging as there was several components due to which these vehicles lacked in terms of
innovation. With development in this sector, several leading automobile companies started
dealing in electric cars, some companies used to manufacture them at their production plant
whereas some companies used to outsource them from another manufacturer. Recently there are
several companies who are majorly dealing in this industry, one such example is Tesla. Tesla
majorly produces and sells electric cars and they have several set of features which no other
competitors are currently offering.
Presentation of both articles
Article-1: Electric car statistics - data and projections
This article states the usage of electric cars in UK along with the stats and figures of the
type of cars that were sold in UK in the year 2021. This article long-windedly covers the concept
of electric vehicle along with the different types of electric vehicles that currently exist in the
market. This article also covers the top 10 bestselling electric cars in UK in the year 2021
(Electric car statistics - data and projections, 2022).
As per the article, the recent years has shown an immense growth in the buying of
electric vehicles in UK. Though there were several issues such as pandemic and global shortage
of semiconductor chip, still this industry managed to increase the growth rate by significant
amount of percentage. The latest vehicle stats have shown that EV segment is booming, EV
passenger car sales has increased by almost 186% in the year 2020. As of now, UK has an
estimated 370,000 EVs on the road and there are around 710,000 plug-in hybrids. Further UK is
also looking to put a ban of new diesel and petrol manufacturing and sales which will further
promote the usage of EVs in the country. This will promote the usage of electric vehicles to a
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