Electric vehicles—what’s ahead

“It is very clear that the automotive future in passenger cars is electric. There is no alternative to decarbonize the passenger car transport sector effectively. There will be a small share of fuel cells later in this decade, but it's clear and it's the industry consensus that the most effective decarbonization in passenger cars will be battery electrification.”

—Patrick Schaufuss, partner, Munich

“I think what's exciting about the non-passenger vehicle set of segments, each one of them has its own story when it comes to cost parity, total cost of ownership, or overall value benefits to the end customer.”

—Patrick Hertzke, partner, London

“We’re moving away from the one-stop gas station situation, where people would go and charge their car at a gas station, to a much broader array of charging modes that are at disposal for consumers.”

—Florian Nägele, partner, Zurich

“There are more than double the amount of gigafactories planned over the next few years as there are in operation right now…every year we’re going to have new announcements for startup production dates.”

—Evan Horetsky, partner, Stockholm