Drive for electric gathers speed but greater infrastructure needed

The Citroën ë-C4, powered entirely by electricity, which launched last year has a claimed range of 350km. Picture: Citroën/PA

The term ‘sustainable motoring’ might seem like an oxymoron, but the fact of the matter is that the world needs sustainable forms of the motor car, the van, the truck and the motorbike – and quick.

To many people that simply means going to their local car dealer, buying an electric and forgetting about it. But it’s not that simple and while a lot of people have already happily invested in electric motoring, it does not necessarily mean that they are contributing to a sustainable world.