This statistic shows the share of responses of a survey on the main overall factors which deter people from buying electric cars or vans within Great Britain in 2016. 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.
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GOV.UK. (July 7, 2016). If you were to buy a car or van in the next 12 months, what, if anything, would put you off buying an electric car or van? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/309787/factors-detering-purchase-of-electric-cars-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK. "If you were to buy a car or van in the next 12 months, what, if anything, would put you off buying an electric car or van?." Chart. July 7, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/309787/factors-detering-purchase-of-electric-cars-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK. (2016). If you were to buy a car or van in the next 12 months, what, if anything, would put you off buying an electric car or van?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/309787/factors-detering-purchase-of-electric-cars-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK. "If You Were to Buy a Car or Van in The next 12 Months, What, If Anything, Would Put You off Buying An Electric Car or Van?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Jul 2016, /statistics/309787/factors-detering-purchase-of-electric-cars-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK, If you were to buy a car or van in the next 12 months, what, if anything, would put you off buying an electric car or van? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/309787/factors-detering-purchase-of-electric-cars-in-great-britain/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
If you were to buy a car or van in the next 12 months, what, if anything, would put you off buying an electric car or van? [Graph], GOV.UK, July 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/309787/factors-detering-purchase-of-electric-cars-in-great-britain/
