https://medium.com/@alisonmoodie/the-past-and-future-of-electric-cars-2196aa24168c >The future is electric. Sales of electric vehicles jumped by 37 percent in the United States in 2016, while analysts say that globally, electric cars will make up at least half of all new-vehicle sales by 2040. >Major automakers in the United States and abroad are now scrambling to keep pace with the competition and are announcing their electrification plans. Companies like BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, and Volvo are developing new electric vehicle technologies and ramping up their electric car offerings.