CNN  —  Electric vehicles are a common sight on roads across the world — but not everywhere. In Saudi Arabia, electric vehicles (EVs) account for just over 1% of overall car sales, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) “ eMobility Outlook 2024: KSA Edition,” published in September 2024. Globally, about 18% of all cars sold in 2023 were electric, according to the International Energy Agency . There are several roadblocks to the rollout of cleaner cars in the desert kingdom, but things are