The Switch to Electricity | by MikesView

Posted on September 20, 2022
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The Switch to Electricity

Car Companies

Aston Martin — 95 percent electric by 2030 **
Audi — Electric only sales by 2030 in certain markets **
Bentley — EV only by 2030 **
BMW — Global sales to hit 50% all-electric by 2030 **
Buick — Electric only by 2030 **
Fiat — Fully electric by 2030 **
Ford — carbon neutral by 2050 *, 40% electric sales by 2030 (U.S.) **
GM — all-electric by 2035 *
Honda — 100% electric or hydrogen by 2040 **
Hyundai — Ending internal combustion sales in 2040 (Global) **
Jaguar — all-electric by 2025 *
Kia — EV-only globally by 2040 **
Lotus — 100% electric after 2022 Emira launch **
Mercedes — Fully electric by 2030 **
Porsche — Cayman and Boxster to go EV in 2024. 911 survives as IC even beyond 2030 **
Rolls-Royce — Fully-electric from 2030 **
Toyota — 30 electric cars due 2030, fully EV globally by 2035 **
Volkswagen — 100% electric sales by 2040 **
Volvo — all-electric by 2030 *, **

Enterprise Users

Uber — zero emissions by 2040 *
Fedex — carbon neutral by 2040 *
USPS — fuel-efficient or electric vehicles by 2023 *

* Source: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/car-companies-electric-energy-pledge
** Source: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/which-car-companies-are-going-electric-and-when-everything-we-know-so-far

All of these car companies and delivery services have committed vast resources towards this zero emission, mostly electric future. Yet, if observing the ‘global vehicle stock’ graph in the article, one might question the sanity of these companies. How many of these companies will exist by 2050 when, according to this projection, only 31% of light duty vehicles will be EV’s.

U.S. Energy Information Administration
TODAY IN ENERGY article:
October 26, 2021
EIA projects global conventional vehicle fleet will peak in 2038
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50096