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Survey: Two thirds of motorists plan to switch to EVs

Combination of potential cost savings and environmental concerns driving growing interest in electric vehicles, according to new YouGov survey.

Over two thirds of motorists intend to switch to an electric vehicle (EV) in the coming years, according to the results of a new survey that will fuel hopes that the booming market for zero emission vehicles...

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Data from New AutoMotive shows that over 190,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in the UK last year, making up 11.65% of the new car market, just nudging past the diesel share. 2022 looks set to be another record-breaking year for EV sales, but it could be even higher with the right government policies.

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"More manufacturers trying to sell more EVs, trying to get us to buy them is going to be a more competitive and therefore better market for the consumer," said Richard Allan from New AutoMotive, a research group aiming to accelerate the switch to EVs.

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Ciara Cook, the research and policy officer at the thinktank New Automotive, said that it was “encouraging” that diesel sales had halved over the course of a year to less than 24,000 so far in 2022. She said the UK’s reliance on Russia for 18% of its diesel showed that the government should continue to promote the transition to electric vehicles.

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According to data from the consultancy New AutoMotive, sales of pure electric cars are now running at 16 per cent of all new registrations. One in six of all new cars, or about 40,000 last month, coming on to the road are now zero-emission.

The decline of diesel appears terminal. Diesel registrations slumped, with the vehicles’ share of the market halving from 16 per cent in March 2021 to 8 per cent, or just 19,000, last month.

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Ben Nelmes, co-founder and head of policy at green motoring consultancy New AutoMotive, said the “steady growth” in electric cars is welcome but the Government needs to “go faster” to encourage more people to make the switch from petrol and diesel cars.

The Government is planning to adopt a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which will require manufacturers to sell a certain percentage of those cars and vans from 2024.

Scots leading the charge to buy electric cars

Sales statistics from independent transport research group New AutoMotive show new electric vehicle registrations north of the Border have gone up by nearly 75 per cent year-on-year.

They have risen from 5.89 per cent of the new-vehicle sales market share in March 2021 to 10.28 per cent during last month.

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A record 39,315 fully electric cars were delivered to British motorists last month with the new “22” plate, 76 per cent more than in March 2021.

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Ciara Cook, Research & Policy Officer at EV research group New AutoMotive, said it is seeing 'encouraging growth' in certain areas of the country, with around one in three new car registrations being battery-only vehicles in places like Kent and Peterborough. 

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Ciara Cook, Research & Policy Officer at New AutoMotive, said: “Our latest car sales data shows that Brits are continuing to make the switch – electric car sales have doubled in the last year and is the fastest growing segment in the market.