Despite various government initiatives, the majority of UK drivers haven’t invested in an electric car, favouring its gas guzzling cousin instead. The Department of Transport have so far spent £11 million on plug-in car points.
The price of low carbon emission cars is set to drop within the next twenty years according to a recent study that has been carried out by UK based consultancy firm Element Energy, and released to the finance and stock market. However, despite the cost of a low carbon emission vehicle being set to drop, they are likely to remain more expensive than conventionally fuelled cars.