Over a third of respondents reported having started to drive an electric vehicle in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic led to increased environmental consciousness in consumers, which boosted global interest in electric vehicles.
Year electric vehicle drivers from the United Kingdom reported having started to use a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as of November 2021
electric vehicle drivers in the UK, including battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle drivers.
Method of interview
Panel survey
Supplementary notes
Original survey question: 'What year did you first start driving a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) or battery electric vehicle (BEV)?'
The source offers the following supplementary notes:
Respondents include 'UK adults aged 18+ whose household had continuous access to either a battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric car, and included respondents with and without access to off-street parking.'
'The sample achieved in this survey includes 627 respondents with continuous access to a battery electric vehicle (BEV) (74%), 340 to a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) (40%), and 119 to both types of vehicles (14%), suggesting that BEV drivers are slightly overrepresented in this sample.'
'To maximise the sample size that could be achieved, participants were primarily sourced from a survey panel of members of the public (505) and this was supplemented with recruitment via EV driver associations and online forums (343) to give a total of 848 respondents.'
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GOV.UK. (June 14, 2022). Year electric vehicle drivers from the United Kingdom reported having started to use a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as of November 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314996/uk-year-drivers-started-to-use-an-ev/
GOV.UK. "Year electric vehicle drivers from the United Kingdom reported having started to use a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as of November 2021." Chart. June 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314996/uk-year-drivers-started-to-use-an-ev/
GOV.UK. (2022). Year electric vehicle drivers from the United Kingdom reported having started to use a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as of November 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314996/uk-year-drivers-started-to-use-an-ev/
GOV.UK. "Year Electric Vehicle Drivers from The United Kingdom Reported Having Started to Use a Battery-electric or Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, as of November 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314996/uk-year-drivers-started-to-use-an-ev/
GOV.UK, Year electric vehicle drivers from the United Kingdom reported having started to use a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as of November 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314996/uk-year-drivers-started-to-use-an-ev/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Year electric vehicle drivers from the United Kingdom reported having started to use a battery-electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, as of November 2021 [Graph], GOV.UK, June 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314996/uk-year-drivers-started-to-use-an-ev/
