EV drivers from 44 EV drivers’ associations will be calling for all new cars and light-duty vans sold in the 28 EU countries represented in the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance (GEVA) to have a plug by 2030 and to be fully zero-emission by 2035 at the latest. A rapid shift to zero-emission electric transport is currently being achieved in many countries and could be accelerated through supportive policies, the group says.

Transportation accounts for 24 per cent of direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion globally, of which road vehicles account for nearly 75 per cent, according to GEVA. The Alliance is calling for action now to shift from vehicles burning fossil fuels to vehicles running on clean, renewable electricity.

To take this message to COP26, EV drivers from Europe and the UK will be participating in the ‘Electric Road to COP26’, starting their journey in England by charging up with 100 per cent renewable electricity at the GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourt...