The data displays the share of responses of a survey on the main overall factors which deter people from buying electric cars or vans within Great Britain between March 2013 and February 2014. The main reason that put the respondents off buying an electric car or van was the need to recharge the vehicle. Almost as important was the limited distance that an electric vehicle can travel with a charged battery.
Recharging | 41 |
Battery: distance travelled on charge | 39 |
Cost | 33 |
Lack of knowledge | 16 |
Limited choice (not many vehicles to choose from) | 11 |
The vehicle: performance, size/practicality, looks | 11 |
Technology: doesn't work/not proven | 10 |
(Other) | 8 |
Don't know | 6 |
Nothing | 4 |
Safety features/record | 3 |
Resale/residual value | 3 |