
It's easy to lose count of the number of times a global car giant has waxed lyrical about its plans to strip its line-up of the combustion engine.
Nissan’s president and CEO, Makoto Uchida, said his company would only sell EVs in Europe by 2030 at the launch of its fittingly-titled Concept 20-30 model last year, while Kia said it planned to sell 1.6 million pure-electric vehicles by that date.