EV ownership rises by 50%
Electric car ownership has risen by more than 50% over the last year, according to new research by the RAC.
It found that more than 30,000 new private vehicles were recorded on the UK’s roads at the end of 2020 compared to the same period the year before, rising from 56,000 in 2019 to 86,000 in 2020.
When company and commercial cars are added in, there are now a total of 213,000 electric vehicles on the UK’s roads.
However, there is a great discrepancy in regions, with the London borough of Barnet registering 1,235 electric car owners compared to just 21 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Rod Dennis, a spokesman for the RAC said: “It’s important that the environmental and financial benefits afforded by the switch to electric cars are shared by drivers right across the country. Our analysis shows the extent to which the south and east of England currently dominate when it comes to the numbers that are currently in private hands.”
