Of all respondents, 58% said range was the main reason they would not consider buying an EV, while 58% cited the lack of charging stations. Another about 44% of respondents said that charging too long is also one of the main reasons for them to give up buying an electric car.
However, 29% of respondents also said they would consider buying an electric vehicle in the next five years, and 16% said they would consider buying an electric vehicle in the next ten years. Meanwhile, 7 percent said they would consider buying a hybrid vehicle, but not a pure electric vehicle.
The uneven distribution of charging stations leads to different attitudes towards electric vehicles among consumers in different regions. Only 47% of respondents in London said the lack of charging points was the main reason they gave up their electric cars; in the East of England, this number rose to 70%; in Wales and Northern Ireland, the lack of charging points gave up electric vehicles The percentages of respondents were 68% and 65%, respectively.
Range anxiety was a similar story, with 48% of respondents in London giving up buying an electric car because they were worried about range, compared to 72% in East England, 70% in Wales, 69% in the South West of England, and 69% in Northern Ireland was 68%.
Andrew Chalk, a car insurance expert at NFU Mutual, said: “What’s exciting about this study is that 52% of Britons are considering buying an electric or hybrid car in the next ten years. While the vast majority of people are currently not considering switching to electric vehicles, but we believe that if charging infrastructure continues to grow at the current rate, especially in areas with lower population densities, more and more people will embrace electric vehicles.”
