While the growth in EV sales is encouraging, it is essential that firm policies and new vehicle emission standards are established to ensure a sustainable future. This is the conclusion of a new report by the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E).

Do you live in America and have a great scheme that will boost the take up of electric vehicles? Then you could be in line for a grant of up to $4.5 million to help develop the idea.

The offer comes from the US Department of Energy which is looking for "highly innovative approaches to increase the acceptance and deployment of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs)."

The charge of the Electric Vehicle Brigade is well and truly underway. According to figures gathered by the University of California, Davis – one of the world’s leading research institutions – at least half a million EVs have been sold globally in the ‘modern’ era.