Why fossil fuel cars may dominate for another decade

Advocates say adoption of new electric cars should be at least double current projections. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

By the end of the decade, the sale of new petrol cars will be banned in at least seven countries from Singapore to Sweden and Israel to Iceland. 

But that same year, fossil fuel vehicles will make up almost most of the new passenger cars sold in Australia, according to new figures.