I think that we have certain groups pushing the anti ev agenda and have jumped on one month’s data, which can be seasonal, plus amount of private buyers vs lease and company buyers make up the majority of monthly sales.
The private market over several months accounts for only 7% of EV buyers. Why are people peddaling the anti EV agenda! Has one ever thought the real reason for this is likely down to 2 main criteria’s:
1 – Apart from the cost of living crisis private buyers can’t afford to buy an EV that suits their needs over an equivulent but cheaper fossil fueled car.
2 – Ontop of buying an EV that is overpriced, they also need to spend a minimum of £1000 to have a charger fitted, that is suitable for the cheapest electric tariff. Then there are those who live in flats, HA’s, council homes or those with no off street parking who can’t have a charger fitted.
3 – Out of every Motability user choosing and speccing up an EV, I often wonder if there was no such scheme would they have the money to go out and buy an equivulent vehicle. A good guess is 75+% wouldn’t beable to but, they are still happy to blame some agenda, when actually they are putting themselves in the shoes of the majority of low to middle class who can’t afford them.