MORE motorists are thinking of switching to electric vehicles sooner rather than later as a result of global coronavirus lockdowns, it is claimed.The enforced COVID-19 quarantines are having a major positive impact on people’s awareness of the benefits to the environment, says Venson Automotive Solutions.
The dramatic reduction in traffic of all kinds – by road, rail, air and sea – has radically improved levels of air pollution around the planet.And a sizeable 45 per cent of motorists surveyed by the independent vehicle fleet management specialist said that has made them reconsider their EV ownership plans.
A further 17 per cent said it reaffirmed the decision they had already made to make the switch to electric cars.Of the 45 per cent who