and the mocking badging, andy leyland in london. thank you again. so electric cars has been on our roads for decades and throughout the year as researchers have talked to them as the future of transport. carmakers are rapidly scaling up their production of electric vehicles in response to government pressure to cut the carbon emissions. but consumers are proving to be a little slower to make that switch. so what's stopping electric cars from becoming more mainstream? well, one of the biggest barriers is a lack of charging stations, though around a $100000.00 of them right now in the united states, just as an example. and us president joe biden has pledged to boost that to 500000 nationwide. but many consumers are still weary about how far they can go, how far they can drive with their e. v. a people living in cities also face challenges. home chargers work well in the suburbs, but people in cities who park their car on the side of the road will find it more difficult to charge their vehicles. then the, there's the price on average, any, the cost aro