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Trends in vehicle electrification have gathered pace over the past few years and are set to continue. This has been the result of a number of converging factors: (1) changing consumer preferences and attitudes in support of electric vehicles; (2) improved battery costs making them more affordable; (3) stricter environmental policies curbing production and sale of petrol vehicles by 2040; and (4) broader access to charging infrastructure. The on-going momentum suggests an inflection point in the early 2030s when around 30% of all vehicles sold will be electrified. This chapter provides a cohesive body of work on the changing landscape of vehicle electrification, and pathways for unlocking their widespread deployment.
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Dia, H. (2019). Rethinking Urban Mobility: Unlocking the Benefits of Vehicle Electrification. In: Newton, P., Prasad, D., Sproul, A., White, S. (eds) Decarbonising the Built Environment. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7940-6_5
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