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‘Lower fuel costs’ a close second
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AA EV Gurus on Electric Avenue at Goodwood Festival of
Speed
Six in ten (62%) drivers say ‘helping the environment’ would be a
good reason for buying an electric vehicle, according to an AA
survey of 13,062 drivers. This rises to over 70% amongst the
18–24-year-old drivers.
Today the AA publishes the top ten ‘Good Reasons’ for buying an
EV to coincide with the AA supporting Electric Avenue presented
by bp pulse at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 23-26).
Experts from the AA will be on hand at the new Information Hub in
Electric Avenue to offer advice on buying, owning, and charging
an EV. The AA will also host a series of talks and presentations
on key EV topics such as how to get the most from your EV,
maintaining and charging your EV and buying and leasing options.
With record fuel prices at the pumps, and the Government
announcing the end of plug-in grants for drivers buying new EVs,
good advice on options for buying or leasing EVs is even more
important.
AA Yonder survey of 13,062 drivers (17-24 May 2022) shows
top good reasons for drivers buying an EV.
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Helping the
environment
62%
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Lower fuel
costs
54%
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No congestion
charge
32%
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Don’t want to visit petrol
station 26%
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No
benefit
22%
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Free
parking
17%
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Quiet
15%
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Latest
technology
10%
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Green number
plate
2%
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Status
symbol
1%
Younger drivers were more likely to state ‘lower fuel costs’
(69%) probably as they have lower disposable income.
One fifth (22%) saw no benefit in buying an EV with males much
more likely to say this (24%) than females (17%).
Older drivers and those in Scotland were more likely to see the
benefits of the sound of silence and a quieter vehicle (17%).
One quarter (26%) just didn’t want to visit a petrol station but
those in NW and Yorkshire and Humberside were least likely to
state this (24%).
The most tech-savvy were the 18-24s with one quarter of them
really wanting the latest technology.
Commenting on the survey and the AA’s involvement with ‘Electric
Avenue’ at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jakob
Pfaudler, AA CEO, said: “While there are many good
reasons for wanting an EV, it is good to see that ‘helping the
environment’ is top of the tree.
“Drivers aren’t fickle and don’t want an EV as a status symbol
just because it has a green number plate, but they want one for
good environmental and financial reasons – to help the
environment but also to cut running costs.
“We expect that the current record fuel prices will only increase
drivers’ interest in going electric.
“Our AA EV gurus at the Goodwood Festival of Speed will help to
spread the message of how the AA can help from learning to drive
in an EV through to buying, leasing, insuring, servicing and
fixing EVs. No other motoring organisation offers as much support
to EV drivers as the AA does through their driving lives.”
Ends
Notes to editors
Details of Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Goodwood - It’s
Electrifying! Electric Avenue: The Road To 2030 at Goodwood
Festival of Speed
Details of AA EV services
AA Driving school UK Driving School Switches
On Electric Lessons | AA (theaa.com)
DriveTech training EV Familiarisation |
On-Road Course Course from DriveTech
AA Cars Used Electric Cars for Sale |
Second Hand Electric Cars | AA Cars (theaa.com)
AA Insurance Electric car insurance |
AA Insurance (theaa.com) Ev Insurance Worries | AA
(theaa.com)
Electric cars available with no up-front cost via AA Smart
Lease
AA Freewheeling
Hub rolled out nationwide
Accident Assist Accident Assist and Recovery |
Road Accident Assistance | AA (theaa.com)
Campaigning AA President Calls For
More Accessible Charge Points For Electric Vehicles | AA
(theaa.com)
MoT, Servicing, Maintenance and Repair via AA Smart
Care
AA provides EV Support
Service to major charge point providers
including Gridserve and Instavolt
Blog Driving an electric car | AA
(theaa.com)
