Carmakers Plan Half of Sales Will be EVs Within Decade: WSJ

(AF) Electric vehicles (EVs) are hoped to make up 40%-50% of a group of leading carmakers’ sales in the US by 2030, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Companies including Ford and General Motors are among the manufacturers that will make that pledge, which is expected to be announced by President Joe Biden, the report added. Other manufacturers are likely to announce their own targets, it said, citing sources. Full story: Wall Street Journal

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