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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steve Fowler

EVs are part of our high-tech future. Who says? Kids.

Suki and Leo Basford had their first taste of driving an EV at Mercedes-Benz World - (Steve Fowler)

EV sales are booming right now. Buoyed by high fuel prices for petrol and diesel cars, plus government incentives, the latest stats show an increase of over 24 per cent in electric car sales, with March being the biggest month ever for EV registrations.

That’s the now – but the future will be even more electrified, with the government still targeting a 2035 switch for all new cars to be electric. There’s plenty of work that has to be done to persuade today’s car buyers to go electric, but what does the next generation of drivers think about the switch to electric cars?

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