You realise that on both a domestic and international scale, EV sales are continuing to grow whereas ICE is falling behind, both in terms of sold numbers and customers indicating that they will be looking to purchase an EV next. That last part is what is pushing EV sales on, manufacturers building what the majority of customers indicate they are looking for next, much like how its customers that drive manufacturers to churn out SUVs over anything else. There’s less incentive to discount ICE vehicles as its shown they depreciate far more heavily than EV’s; in its first year an ICE vehicle deprecites by approximately 24%, an EV 12% hence the reason motability can discount higher priced EVs compared to their equivalent ICE counter parts.
That’s not really the full picture Shaun. Obviously EV sales are growing, but at nothing like the rate that manufacturers had hoped and certainly not enough to meet the current target dates. Only 17% of new car sales in the U.K. are currently EV’s, which means that 83% aren’t. By 2025 it is predicted that EVs will still only represent 6% of the total cars on our roads and by 2030 they will represent 19%, so your assertion that the majority of people want EVs is not supported by the current statistics or industry predictions.