For a long time, electric cars were an uncomfortable niche product for quirky environmentalists. But with ever larger Reachthe emergence of plug-in hybrids and an increasingly dense Network of charging stations e-vehicles are slowly competing with combustion vehicles.
As this graphic shows, there are currently only three million e-vehicles on the world's roads, but the current growth rates are immense. With the major manufacturers jumping on the electrified bandwagon and e-car champion Tesla leading the way, it seems only a matter of time before Internal combustion engines are an outdated niche product for coal-driving eccentrics.
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