Electric Vehicles are Still too Expensive, say 56 Percent of Drivers Polled

Auto Trader’s Road to 2030 report found there were only nine electric models on sale in the UK for less than £30,000, compared to 11 models in 2022.

A new number plate is put on a brand new Nissan electric car at a dealership in Northampton, England, on Aug. 5, 2022. Blackball Media/PA

More than half of motorists believe electric vehicles are still too expensive and only 47 percent can see themselves buying one, according to research conducted by the car sales website, Auto Trader.

The British government has said it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030—with hybrid cars to follow by 2035—leaving motorists with only one option: electric cars.