6 years. How long it takes for Incentives to Increase EV Purchasing.

Who is saying that it takes 6 years for an EV incentive to have an impact? A survey by Savanta ComRes of UK motorists

What did the survey say?

• 44% don’t think they’ll be ready to buy a full EV by 2035
• 24% saying that they can’t ever see themselves owning an EV

Whats holding back potential EV buyers?

• 52% say higher purchase prices
• 44 % say lack of local charging points
• 38% say fear of being caught short on longer journeys

The proposed solutions to increase EV purchasing:

• Long-term commitment to incentives
• Continuation of the Plug-in Grant and adding back in plug-in hybrids 
• 1.7 million public charge points by the end of the decade and 2.8 million by 2035

Fleet World | EV incentives must be in place for at least six years to drive take-up