- EVA England, an independent group which acts as a public voice for the country’s EV drivers, is launching a public survey to collect new insights as the UK gets closer to its 2030 ban on the sale of new pure petrol and pure diesel cars.
- Open to not only EV drivers but petrol and diesel drivers too, the survey hopes to uncover what barriers remain to be overcome, in order to enable mass EV adoption in the country.
- Results from the survey, which will run until early February will be fed into EVA England’s official response to the UK government’s consultation on the 2030 ZEV mandate, which closes on the 18th of February.
EVA England reaches out to the public for more insights on EV adoption barriers
The survey aims to identify both EV drivers, and those non-EV drivers who are either considering or not considering an EV – before identifying potential barriers to achieving EV ownership in these groups.
The reach out to current ICE drivers will form a crucial and useful part of this survey. Last year, 19.6% of new car buyers in the UK went fully-electric, and EV sales continue to grow – the UK was in fact the largest EV market in Europe by volume, last year. However, finding out the reasons why the other 80.4% of buyers last year decided against a fully-electric car as a new purchase will be crucial for driving that mainstream adoption that is needed ahead of 2030.
You can find the survey for yourself, here.
Vicky Edmonds, Chief Executive of EVA England, says:
“The ZEV Mandate consultation is a huge opportunity for the EV sector and wider UK driver community to have their say on the future of EVs. The consultation was launched to gather views on how to make the transition to electric a success and it is now up to us as drivers to express what we feel is working, and what needs changing, for EVs to meet everyone’s needs. That is why getting input from drivers through our survey is important.
I want to hear more from current petrol and diesel drivers too, so that we can properly break down our understanding of why many feel EVs don’t currently work for them. The EV sector has made huge leaps and strides in recent years pushing the sector forward. At EVA England we strive to provide the real world feedback on this progress and allow drivers to vocalise what works for them, and what makes them choose to driver electric, which is ultimately what matters most.”