The average battery-powered car sold in Britain can now travel almost 260 miles on a single charge with electric vehicle ranges more than trebling in the last ten years.
Battery models in showrooms today have an average claimed range of 257 miles compared to just 74 miles in 2011, says industry trade body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
It says the number of plug-in vehicles on the market has surged almost 15-fold in that period, which it has dubbed the first 'electric decade'.
EV ranges have more than trebled in the first 'electric decade': The average electric car on sale in 2011 had a single-charge driving distance of just 74 miles.

The average today is up to 257
Electric vehicles have certainly come a long way since 2011.
This was the year Britain's first mass-market electric model - the Nissan Leaf - was made available to the UK market.
The Sunderland-produced EV debuted with a claimed range of 93 miles, which would have only been enough to take drivers from London to Northampton on a single charge.
RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share 26 shares HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP Fast forward a decade and Nissan's current Leaf+ can travel up to 239 miles, which is enough to get from the capital to Liverpool without needing to stop for a charge. 
Of all the electric models currently on sale in the UK, Mercedes' EQS offers the longest range.
The EQS 450+ has a whopping single-charge driving distance of up to 453 miles - though you will have to fork out £102,160 for the privilege.
The SMMT listed each EV in showrooms right now, as well as the battery powered models - both fully-electric and 'range-extending' hybrids - that were available to Britons in 2011.
ELECTRIC CARS ON SALE IN THE UK IN 2022 BY SINGLE-CHARGE RANGE MANUFACTURER MODEL RANGE (CLAIMED) Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ AMG Line Premium Plus 453 Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range SUV AWD Auto 1SP 335 Kia Kia EV6 77.4kWh Air RWD 328 Skoda ENYAQ iV 80 Sportline 324 BMW i4 M50 316 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX Max 77 kWh 299 PS 301 Audi e-tron GT quattro Vorsprung 298 BMW iX3 M Sport 286 Kia Kia Niro EV (Pre-production) 282 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Ultimate 73kWh AWD 281 Genesis GV60 280 MG Motor MG 5 EV Long Range 61kWh Exclusive & Excite 273 Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo 265 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz EQB 300 4MATIC AMG Line Premium 66.5 kWh battery and a 100 kW DC on-board charger 260 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pro 260 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Pro 260 BMW iX xDrive40 257 Nissan Leaf+ 239  Citroën ë-C4 134bhp electric motor, 50Kwh Shine Plus 217 SsangYong Korando e-Motion Ventura 211 Vauxhall Mokka-e 201 Fiat New 500 Icon 199 MG Motor MG ZS EV MG ZS Trophy standard range 198 Citroën e-Berlingo Flair XTR M 174 Peugeot e-Rifter Standard 172 Mini Electric Shadow Edition 140 Honda Honda e Advance.

Modern Steel Metallic 137 Fiat 500 Action 118 Source: SMMT    ELECTRIC CARS ON SALE IN THE UK IN 2011 BY SINGLE-CHARGE RANGE  MANUFACTURER  MODEL EV TYPE  RANGE (CLAIMED) Chevrolet Volt Range Extender 93 Nissan Leaf Fully Electric  93 Vauxhall Ampera Range Extender 84 Citroën C-Zero Fully Electric  83 Mitsubishi i-MIEV Fully Electric  50 Source: SMMT     Of all the electric models currently on sale in the UK, Mercedes' EQS offers the longest range at 253 miles
As well as offering longer ranges, the increased availability of different plug-in cars - both fully-electric and plug-in hybrid - has seen low-emission vehicle sales sky-rocket in compared to a decade ago.
Some 140 models with a plug are now on sale in Britain.
And while just 1,082 pure electric models were sold in 2011, that figure grew to over 190,727 last year.
The SMMT said such progression is testament to the automotive industry's 'ingenuity and investment' and promised that this trend will continue with all of Britain's leading car manufacturers and importers committed a further 150 new and updated plug-ins for the UK market by 2025. 
These figures will be music to the ears of Boris Johnson, who continues to press ahead with plans to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 - and hybrids from 2035 - in a bid to achieve ambitious net-zero targets.
These are just some of the fully electric and plug-in models currently on sale in Britain
In 2011, the first-generation Nissan Leaf (left) had a claimed range of 93 miles, which would have only been enough to take drivers from London to Northampton on a single charge.

Fast forward a decade and the current Leaf+ (right) can go for 239 miles - taking you from the capital to Liverpool without needing to stop for a charge
But while manufacturers are holding up their end of the bargain by making available more accomplished battery-powered vehicles, both industry and 온라인 슬롯사이트 추천 consumers are being let down by the limited number of public chargers on Britain's roads, the tr
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id.Earlier this month, the Department for Transport confirmed the number of public chargers available in Britain had surpassed 30,000 - an increase of  a thir
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. The Government has already outlined that it wants to have 300,000 chargers available in total by the end
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ns.They suggest this number won't be enough to match demand, are worried that there will be a serious lack of fast chargers and raised issue with the postcode lottery of charging solutions around the UK, with areas such as Northern Ireland and the North West of England having far fewer devices than other parts o
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on. Motor industry bosses are concerned that there already are not enough public EV chargers across the country, certainly in pa
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easAdd to the equation rising energy prices, which will see average charging costs rise by around £200 a year, along with a lack of dedicated EV tariffs - and the slashing of plug-in vehicle and homecharger grants in recent months, and the SMMT said ministers have plenty to resolve ah
of
. Mike Hawes, chief executive of the SMMT, said: 'To turn this nascent demand into a mass market, however, motorists need choice, affordability and the confidenc
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. 'The UK has an ambitious timescale to deliver net zero and road transport must shoulder the biggest burden deliverin
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. 'The industry is up for the challenge but we need all stakeholders, including government, charge point providers and energy companies, to match manufacturers' commitment by providing the competitive incentives and infrastructure that assures a zero-emiss
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