Welcome to Zero. I'm Akshadrati. This week, EVs everywhere all at once.

It wasn't long ago that electric vehicles were seen as a novelty item that some

eccentrics pursued despite the many problems.

The range was too short, the charging too slow, the price too high.

Now they are everywhere.

Teslas have gone from being the car of the Uber rich to the car of the Uber driver.

And all the major manufacturers have been forced to take the plunge into making electric vehicles.

The growth is staggering. In 2016, just 700,000 electric cars were sold globally.

This year, that number will be over 14 million.

The charge is clearly led by China, but EVs are seeing a rise in popularity all across

the world.

And yet, despite all the success, we are still way of meeting climate targets.

We're not on track.

So even though it's gone really quickly, we're not on track for the net zero scenario.

The net zero scenario is that pretty much for passenger car sales, you need to phase out

combustion vehicle sales fully, globally by around 2035.

That's Colin McIracker, head of advanced transport for Bloomberg NEF.

If you want to understand what's happening with electric vehicles worldwide and where the industry

goes next, he is the person to talk to.

Every time I read one of his columns, I walk away learning something new.

He recently wrote about how China has reached peak gasoline demand, how global EV sales have breached $1 trillion,

and why electric cars are winning because of consumers, not politicians.

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