Sales of electric cars double every year

The reasons for such a rapid development of the charging car industry, experts call the decline in prices for lithium-ion batteries and with them – in general for electric cars. They can now compete in affordability with petrol and diesel cars. So, in the United States you can buy one of the 11 popular models of hybrids or electric cars for less than $ 30 thousand, that is cheaper than the average new car, TreeHugger reports.
The situation in Japan, China and Europe is similar. Modern electric cars accelerate faster to super speeds, do not throw harmful compounds into the air, move quieter and softer, and they are much cheaper to maintain. All these reasons have led to the fact that the registration of electric vehicles every year doubles. In 2010, about 25 thousand electric cars and hybrids were registered in the world, in 2011 - 80 thousand, in 2012 - 200 thousand, and by the end of 2013 there were about 405 thousand.
The leader in the production of environmentally friendly cars today is Nissan, and the most popular electric car is the Nissan LEAF. Following him are Opel, Toyota and the American company Tesla, specializing in hybrids and electric cars. By the end of 2014, the first electric cars will be presented by BMV and Volkswagen, so the number of cars sold may double again.

Source: energysafe.ru