Charging electric vehicles. File photoLONDON, May 26.Drivers across the UK are more likely than ever to switch to an electric car and ditch their diesel car amid rising fuel prices, according to a study by What Car? commissioned by Bridgestone.According to a study of almost a thousand British motorists, only 5% of people considering buying a new car would choose diesel, and only 21% of used car buyers would choose a diesel car — largely due to negative industry related news.
On foot: the world is running out of cars»A total of 90% of car buyers would think of anything but a diesel car, and 66% would never think of buying one again. With fuel prices continuing to rise and the current crisis cost of living 47% of those surveyed wanted to switch from a diesel car to an electric car in order to save money,” according to a study cited by the British Motorists Association (RAC). in 2022. For example, this month alone, the number of battery-electric vehicle registrations continued to rise, with 12,899 new zero-emission vehicles on the UK roads – an increase of 40.9% compared to the same month last year – and a market share of 10.8%. compared with 6.5% last year. The number of hybrid registrations also increased — by 18.3%, the number of registrations of new plug-in hybrids decreased by a third (32.8%). As a result, electrified vehicles accounted for 27.9% of all new vehicle registrations in April.Manturov told when a mass-produced passenger electric car will appear in Russia»According to the results of a survey and market data from SMMT, further analysis by RAC shows that the UK is only a few months away from reaching the milestone of 500,000 electric vehicles with batteries,» the association said. The cost of gasoline and diesel Fuel in the UK set another record this week, with a liter of unleaded petrol now at 170.35 pence (about $1.25), up from the previous record high in March of 167.3 pence. In turn, the cost of diesel fuel rose to 181.35 pence (about $ 2.27) against the previous record of 180.29 pence in May. sanctions against Russia and the desire to abandon the purchase of Russian oil.
