According to Zap Map, a quarter (25%) of electric vehicle owners also own or regularly drive a car with an internal combustion engine (ICE).

Their annual EV Charging Survey reveals that electric is chosen for the vast majority of journeys.

Increasingly popular choice

Typically, EVs are favoured for local daily trips such as going shopping, the school run or eating out. For these trips,  85% of the dual fuel drivers will take the EV.

For commutes, 71% these drivers use their EV, and even for journeys of over 100 miles 67% will stick with electric. Even for UK based holidays, likely to involve long cross-country journeys reliant on the public charging network, a majority of 55% will leave the fossil fuel car at home.

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One way street

“Our survey has shown for several years now that once you go electric, you don’t go back,: says Melanie Shufflebotham, COO & co-founder of Zap-Map.

“This year we’ve gone further to show that drivers who haven’t quite let their conventional car go yet still choose to drive their electric. Even for those long cross-country journeys where a charge stop is likely to be necessary.

“It’s an endorsement for EVs that even when the option is open to take the fossil fuel car, drivers are very happy to stick with electric.”

The multi-verse

The Zap-Map survey showed that 49% of EV owners drive just one full battery-electric vehicle. Furthermore, 8% own and drive two or more, while 2% own or regularly use one battery electric and one plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.