Electrically powered vehicles (EVs) are on the rise, with
electric car sales increasing by 40 per cent in 2022. This comes
at a time when the world is grappling with the human environmental impact and sourcing more sustainable forms of energy. A typical petrol car emits around 4.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per year, but an EV directly emits none. However, EVs are only as clean as their fuel source. For example, in the United States around 61 per cent of American electricity in 2021 was generated by fossil fuels.