Electric Cars: Millions Set for EV Switch as Drivers Say Petrol Vehicles Are 'as Outdated as Landlines'

Millions set for electric car switch as drivers say petrol vehicles are 'as outdated as landlines'

The majority of young drivers want their first car to be electric, as millions of people over the coming years could turn their backs on petrol and diesel vehicles.New research shows that 55 per cent of young drivers want an EV as their first car, with one in five citing the lower day-to-day running costs as a key benefit.Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of learner drivers between the ages of 17 and 20 described owning a petrol car as being as out…

Young drivers say ICE cars as obsolete as landlines

More than half of young drivers want their first car to be electric, according to new research by E.ON Next. Its survey found that 55% of 17 to 20-year-old learner […] The post Young drivers say ICE cars as obsolete as landlines first appeared on Bodyshop Magazine.

Electric cars: Millions set for EV switch as drivers say petrol vehicles are 'as outdated as landlines'

The majority of young drivers want their first car to be electric, as millions of people over the coming years could turn their backs on petrol and diesel vehicles. New research shows that 55 per cent of young drivers want an EV as their first car, with one in five citing the lower day-to-day running [...]

Most young drivers want electric cars, survey says

A survey of 1,500 drivers aged 17 to 20 years old indicates that the next generation of motorists looks more favourably upon electric cars than it does petrol and diesel ones.