Analysis: Electric car hype hiding a quiet revolution.
Mars. Global Crisis Not Affecting Renault-Nissan Focus on EVs. Low CO<sub>2</sub> models have up to 9 month waiting. The increasing demand for cars with low carbon dioxide emissions in the UK has meant that they are in short supply. The Volkswagen Polo Bluemotion is a particularly extreme example with wait times of up to 9 months for factory orders.
Certain trim levels of the Honda Civic Hybrid require five months of patience. Some of this is clearly due to the fact that cars that emit less than 120g/km of CO2 are exempted from London's congestion charge. The rise of gas prices to around $9/gallon has also undoubtedly played a big part in driving demand for cars that use a bare minimum of fuel.