Electric to overtake diesel cars

Drivers believe electric cars will outnumber diesels on UK roads by 2030, a new survey suggests.

The zero-emission vehicles will account for 20% of all cars by the end of the decade compared with 0.3% currently, according to an AA poll of 12,500 drivers.

Diesel's share of the UK car fleet is predicted to fall from 39% to 17% while petrol models are expected to remain the most common fuel type but see their share fall from 59% to 30%.

The sale of new petrol and diesel-fuelled cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, but existing vehicles will still be allowed to be driven.

AA president Edmund King said: “More should be done to spark the EV revolution, such as scrapping the VAT on electric cars.”