Car brands that have adapted to an EV future

Electric Car Brands

Back in 2015, a meeting in Paris caused a whole new look into our future of becoming more sustainable with the COP climate change conference.

The UK made some bold statements to originally ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 and to become a net zero nation by 2050. In 2020, the Prime Minister at the time, Boris Johnson, announced that he was bringing the 2040 date forward to 2035, and then further again to 2030.

However, when Rishi Sunak came to power it was decided to push back the date to the previous 2035 deadline.

In response to these bold claims, car manufacturers realised that they had to kickstart measures to meet these targets and decided to start investing their money into battery-electric futures with companies such as Ford, Bentley and Jaguar all committed to becoming EV-only makers.

But, although car makers are following the electric vehicle bandwagon, who else is doing the same?

Here is our list of car makers that have promised to be making only EVs by 2035.

Alfa Romeo

The current Alfa range is slowly growing after a while of only producing two models, the Giulia and Stelvio. Now we have the Tonale and the recently revealed Junior, the latter of which will arrive as the firm’s first electric vehicle. It ties into the brand’s plan to become an EV-only company by 2027 with electric Quadrifoglio models and further electric SUVs in the pipeline.

Bentley

With over 100 years of producing internal-combustion engines, Bentley has just waved goodbye to its W12 engine and will be going down to a V8 to power its cars before eventually switching to the battery-electric route with the firm fully committed to being an EV-only brand by 2030.

Bentley also announced that every model from 2026 onwards will be either electric or hybrid before fully transitioning to EVs after 2030.

Ford

Last year we said goodbye to the much-loved Fiesta and next year we are saying ‘adios’ to the famous Focus hatchback.

In 2021, Ford announced that it would be selling internal-combustion passenger cars up until 2030 in Europe as part of its plan to reduce its overall carbon footprint as a company. With the demise of the Fiesta and soon-to-be Focus hatchback, Ford’s plans enable it to make way for investment into future EVs with the company not finding it financially viable to make cheaper EV alternatives to the popular hatchbacks. 

Jaguar

This year, for many, marks a sad end to many loved Jaguar models including the F Type, XE and XF alongside the F Pace with production ending soon, too.

That means only the smaller E-Pace and electric I-Pace will remain as Jaguar models available to buy from the showroom. This is down to Jaguar’s commitment to becoming an electric vehicle manufacturer by as early as next year. The brand is set to launch three new EVs that will be based on a new platform called the JEA architecture.

Mini

Mini has ensured that you can buy electric versions of the new hatch, Countryman and the upcoming Aceman with the firm having its sights set on an EV-only future by 2030 onwards.

Back in 2021, BMW confirmed that its sub-brand, Mini, would be becoming an EV maker by the end of the decade with the final combustion model being launched in 2025 and this trio of new electrified models ties in with those plans. 

Volkswagen

The German giant has committed to producing EVs only in Europe by 2033. The company was hit hard back in 2015 due to the ‘dieselgate’ scandal that left the company having to fork out billions in fines for cheating emissions software on its diesel vehicles.

The company plans to introduce ten new electric models by 2026 and will reduce current models in its line-up to allow higher profit margins across the VW Group.

Volvo

The Swedish brand aims to be an EV-only company by 2030 and plans to have 50 per cent of its global sales by next year coming from its electric models – with the rest being from its hybrids.

The company plans to only sell electric vehicles after the year 2030 in a bid to follow its climate plans in lowering its overall carbon footprint and becoming a more sustainable company.