Following last year’s successful launch, EVA England are once again calling on all EV drivers to help identify the priority issues that matter most to them in the EV space.
Fully launched to the public today, the wide-ranging survey, covering everything from drivers’ charging experience to consumer confidence, and the key policies EV drivers would most like to see from the Government, provides an essential sounding board for the industry, stakeholders, and Government alike for the year ahead.
The survey will run for two weeks only until 14 August and takes around 15 minutes to complete.
Some of the key takeaways from last year’s survey include:
- EV satisfaction rates continue to be very strong: more than 90% stated they would not go back to petrol or diesel and would recommend EVS.
- EVs are cost effective: 86% found owning an EV cheaper to run.
- Growing trust in the public charging network: 1 in 10 drivers are now solely reliant on public charging.
This year’s survey comes at a crucial time for the sector with stringent Net Zero goals formerly kick in at the end of this year, requiring EVs to constitute more than 1 in 5 new car sales.
While the public charging network is expanding rapidly, broadly in line with national targets, making sure the charging supply meets a growing demand both in quantity and quality remains a huge challenge, EVA England said.
Last year’s survey helped identify specific issues with the charging network, such as a lack of home charging solutions for the growing number of EV drivers without private driveways – and a lack of charging options for disabled drivers.
This new EVA England survey gives drivers the opportunity to rate the UK’s progress on these key issues, and will form the building blocks of EVA England’s advocacy work going forward.
Upon completing the survey, all respondents can enter a prize draw to win one of five £100 Octopus Electroverse charging credits.
