A previous headline of this article reported that 'Glasgow drivers snub fully electric cars with one fifth buying petrol'. In fact, a higher percentage of Glasgow respondents (28%) voted that they planned to buy an electric vehicle, rather than those who planned to get a petrol (22%) or diesel (8%) vehicle. We are happy to clarify this and have amended the headline accordingly.
Fewer than a third of Glasgow people who intend to buy a new car over the next two years will choose electric, a survey showed.
A total of 22 per cent intend to purchase a petrol vehicle instead despite plans for the sale of new petrol and diesel-only vehicles to be banned in 2030.
People are worried about electric and hybrid vehicles being too expensive, potential lack of chargers and uncertainty over range and running costs according to the survey.
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The proportion of residents with a vehicle in their household is 56 per cent. Currently the majority of residents in the city who own one have a petrol fuelled motor. About one in five (22 per cent) intend to buy a new vehicle or replace their existing motor within two years.
The council’s 2022 Glasgow Household Survey of 1000 city residents revealed the hesitancy over electric vehicles.
Out of the 22 per cent of Glasgow respondents who intend to purchase a new vehicle or replace their existing one within the next two years:
- 28 per cent plan to buy an electric vehicle.
- 27 per cent intend to purchase a hybrid vehicle.
- 22 per cent plan to get a petrol vehicle.
- 8 per cent intend to splash out cash on buying a diesel vehicle.
Glasgow City Council had installed 268 publicly available charge points by March this year. It intends to put in another 164 charge points for motorists in 2022.
The local authority has also put in 115 charging spaces for its own electric vehicle fleet. Bosses have set out proposals that all of the council’s 2000 vehicles should be emissions free by the end of 2029 with only electric and hydrogen- powered vehicles used to “deliver crucial city services.”
The 2022 Glasgow Household Survey was presented to the council’s Operational Performance and Delivery Scrutiny Committee last week.
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