RAC Report on Motoring 2016

RAC Report on Motoring 2016

4.0 Air quality and the environment

4.2 Choice of next vehicle The environmental impact of motoring ranks low on the list of drivers’ concerns in 2016: only 7% say this is one of their top four concerns. It comes as no surprise that there has been little change in the percentage of motorists who would consider a more environmentally friendly vehicle when thinking about their next car purchase.

More than half (51%) say they expect their next car to be petrol- fuelled (53% in 2015), while 28% will opt for a diesel (the same as in 2015). Only one in seven (14%) intend to opt for a conventional hybrid car, the same proportion as in 2015, while there has only been a very slight increase in the number of motorists who plan to buy a plug-in hybrid or extended-range electric vehicle (from 4% to 5%) and in the percentage who will opt for a pure electric battery-powered car (from 1% to 2%).

14 % of drivers intend to opt for a conventional hybrid car

24. www.smmt.co.uk/2016/01/record-year-for-new-car-market-as-registrations-hit-2-6-million-in-2015/

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