Statistical Press Release - Attitudes towards E-Vehicles in Northern Ireland 2022/23 has been published today

Northern Ireland Executive
09 Nov 2023, 22 GMT+10

The 'Attitudes towards E-vehicles in Northern Ireland 2022/23' 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 2022/23 Continuous Household Survey (CHS).

The publication is available on the ASRB website.

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Attitudes towards E-Vehicles in Northern Ireland

33% of all respondents would 'definitely' or 'strongly consider' buying an electric vehicle as their next purchase, up from a quarter (25%) in 2019/20 but down from 37% in 2021/22.

Of those respondents, almost eight in ten (78%) intend to purchase an electric vehicle within the next 5 years.

Those living in urban areas were more likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle than those living in rural areas.

The top three reasons that would encourage purchase an electric vehicle include: low overall running costs (54%), a grant towards purchase of an electric car (52%) and environmentally friendly (48%).

The most commonly given reason for discouraging the purchase of an electric vehicle is purchase price, given by over three quarters (76%) of respondents.

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