“Manufacturers have really struggled to be able to make vehicles in sufficient quantities they need, primarily due to semiconductor shortages, but there are other parts chain shortages behind that as well,” said SMMT CEO Mike Hawes, as reported by The Guardian.Hawes said the biggest worry for those considering purchasing a new EV is “charging anxiety” — the concern that there won’t be enough charging stations to keep their vehicle powered up — which deters some drivers from shifting away from fossil fuel-powered cars.“However, for a nation aiming for electric mobility leadership, that must be matched with policies and investment that remove consumer uncertainty over switching, not least over where drivers can charge their vehicles.”There were 36,752 public EV charging stations in the UK at the end of November 2022, up 33 percent from November 2021, according to data company Zap-Map.“Only around a third of cars sold in December were petrol driven, and diesel has almost disappeared from the statistics.”The UK government has a goal of phasing out all sales of new gas and diesel cars by 2030 and for all new passenger vehicles to be zero emissions by 2035.A Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate is also being developed that would require car manufacturers to make a minimum amount of EVs in the future."