Attitudes towards E-Vehicles in Northern Ireland 2021/22 has been published today

Northern Ireland Executive
26 Jan 2023, 17:30 GMT+10

The 'Attitudes towards E-vehicles in Northern Ireland 2021/22' report is now available. This report, produced by the Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB) of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), presents findings from the 2021/22 Continuous Household Survey (CHS).

The publication is available on the ASRB website.

Key Points

Attitudes towards E-Vehicles in Northern Ireland

Over a third (37%) of all respondents would 'definitely' or 'strongly consider' buying an electric vehicle as their next purchase, up from a quarter (25%) in 2019/20.

Of those, almost 8 in ten respondents (79%) intend to purchase an electric vehicle within the next 5 years.

Male respondents and those living in urban areas were more likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle than females and those living in rural areas.

The top three reasons that would encourage purchase an electric vehicle include: 'low overall running costs' (55%), 'environmentally friendly' (53%) and the up to Pound 3,000 grant towards purchase of an electric car/Pound 8,000 towards electric van purchase (53%).

The leading concern, towards purchasing an electric vehicle is the purchase price itself, with 70% of respondents reporting this as a discouraging factor.

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