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Incentives needed to convert ‘electric sceptics’ to EVs

SMMT: Research reveals just one in eight new car buyers intend to switch to electric in the next three years

Mark Moran
13 March 2025

 

New research reveals just one in eight new car buyers intend to switch to electric in the next three years, but nearly two in five electric sceptics say they’d change their mind with a purchase incentive.

The automotive industry has called on government to act fast to convert Britain’s electric sceptics to the benefits of electric vehicles, by using purchase incentives to stimulate greater demand.

Such measures would boost the market by a further 15% on top of current outlooks...

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