Electric vehicle market - driving things forward

Thank you Steve McDonald and Paul Street for having highlighted key developments in the UK Electric Vehicle market:

Improvement of air quality and supports the urgent need to move away from fossil fuels
Savings on petrol costs
Subsidy up to £4,500 for car purchase. Zero road tax. Zero London congestion charge
Vehicle makes virtually no noise
Much simpler build, far less parts therefore easier and cheaper to maintain
Stable driving as the battery weight is spread evenly along the bottom of the vehicle
More space in the car since there is no engine, only a flat battery along the bottom
Fast acceleration
Energy conversion rate using the internal combustion engine only 40%
Conversion of electricity into forward motion energy in an EV well above 90%
Efficient regenerative braking - motor put into reverse generating electricity put into the battery
£6 billion of EV investment made in last 2 years
In 2013, 3,500 EVs on UK roads. In 2017, 107,000 EVs. One million predicted by 2020
Choice of 55 EVs in 2017. Up from a choice of 9 in 2011
An EV to suit every budget, from Renault Twizy at around £7,000 to Tesla model S - top range up to £100,000
Dyson is investing £2 billion into developing a EV, expected to launch in 2020
From 2019, all new Volvo cars will have electric or hybrid engines
Audi is working to develop solar cells that can be integrated into the panoramic glass roofs