Electric Cars Are Best Option For 20% Of UK Drivers

Yet the cars account for less than two percent of new car sales.

Electric cars would be the “best option” for almost a fifth of the UK’s new car buyers, according to new research.

A study by consumer motoring magazine What Car? found that 19.2 percent of drivers could use a fully electric vehicle as their daily car without “compromising their routine”. It’s a conclusion drawn from analysis of more than 8,000 users of the What Car? Fuel Calculator, which also revealed that petrol power is the best choice for less than one-twentieth (4.8 percent) of buyers.

At the same time, the data revealed that diesel is the best option for 12.5 percent of new car buyers, while almost two thirds (63.8 percent) of buyers would see their needs met best by a hybrid or plug-in hybrid car. Furthermore, the research found electric cars could suit some drivers doing more than 15,000 miles a year and even some who live in rural locations.