Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 in an attempt to reduce air pollution, a step which accelerates a shift toward electric vehicles. Following are some of the possible challenges and consequences related to the decision: c In the European Union only 2% of new passenger car registrations were for electric cars in 2018, with 3.8% hybrid, 35.9% diesel and 56.7% petrol, according to European auto industry association ACEA. Global sales of electric vehicles reached 1.26 million in 2018, or 1.5% out of the 86 million global car sales according to JATO Dynamics. THREAT TO JOBS Jobs are at risk because electric cars take less time to build. A combustion-engine car has 1,400 components in the motor, exhaust system and transmission. An electric vehicle’s battery and electric […]