How COVID-19 May Affect The Approaching Electric Car Era

Early last year the Prime Minister dropped the "E-bomb" on British motorists, announcing a ban on cars powered wholly by petrol and diesel from 2030, and on the sale of new hybrid vehicles with the capability to drive a significant distance with zero emissions (such as plug-in or full hybrids) from 2035.

Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in an unprecedented manner. So what are its ramifications for the public and the motor industry in terms of Boris Johnson's widely publicised electric vehicle revolution?

For close to a year, millions of people in the UK have spent most of their time at home. The daily commute has become a distant memory for many of us. Meanwhile, home shopping and deliveries are now the norm, with increasing availability as more drivers are taken on to satisfy demand. This begs the question, are we ever going to go back to how things were pre-Coronavirus? Do we need to, or even want to, when there are practical and