A cross-party group of MPs has launched a survey to determine what is important to motorists when purchasing an electric car.
It forms part of an inquiry by the Transport Committee looking into zero-emission vehicles and road pricing, including the infrastructure that will be needed to make the transition to zero-emission vehicles viable.
The survey could also guide the government with finding ways to replace the income lost from fuel and excise duty, such as the introduction of road pricing.
It includes questions on issues such as finance, charge points and electric car range, plus there’s also an opportunity to submit a question about electric vehicles to the Department for Transport.
The Committee will choose questions to put directly to the minister during the final evidence session of the inquiry.
The survey will run until 2 June 2021 and can be found here.
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About time someone actually asked the customer, still it has been designed to give the answers they want, not what is actually true (because of limited multiple choice answers)
My main reason for not buying battery is freedom. I don’t want to spend my waking life planning my journeys and worrying about where to go or stop. An ice means you can go anywhere at any time and still get back without issue because they’re a always a petrol station somewhere.
Any loss in convenience is a step back and contrary to evolution
I would really like an electric vehicle. With our off road parking/charging and mainly short journeys it would fit our ‘lifestyle’ perfectly.
My overiding concern, having paid the astranomic £30K most run of the mill EV’s are retailing for, is the value of it in 3 to 5 years time.
With the technology advancing so quickly I can only wonder what today’s cars will be worth then.
Just look at the early Leafs and Zoe’s going unsold due to there pitiful range but high prices as owners try to recoup some of their outlay.