Electric cars will fuel huge demand for power, says National Grid

Increase in peak electricity demand could be more than capacity of planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030

A dramatic growth in electric vehicles on Britain's roads could see peak electricity demand jump by more than the capacity of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030, according to National Grid.

The number of plug-in cars and vans could reach 9m by 2030, up from around 90,000 today, said the company, which runs the UK's national transmission networks for electricity and gas.