Dateline 2025-09-08, Daily Express:
ON whether electric vehicles and battery technologies will pose a threat or complement traditional fossil fuels in the transport and industrial sectors, Haitham said it is important to put this in context.
“Yes, battery technologies are improving, yes, electric vehicles (EVs) are witnessing growth, but this comes at the same time as an expected huge expansion in the overall global vehicle fleet, which is set to increase from around 1.7 billion to 2.9 billion in 2050,” he said.
“By this time, internal combustion engine vehicles are still expected to account for more than 70per cent of this.
“Moreover, as EVs expand they also face increasing challenges. For example, critical minerals, such as copper, cobalt, silicon, nickel, lithium, graphite and rare earths, underpin the development of EVs.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 