Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] On-street charging of EVs in Britain.

This Study Says Drivers Are Doing *More* Miles In EVs Than Petrol Cars

31 Mar 2025 | Abstracted from Top Gear

"..the average annual EV mileage in the UK has overtaken that of combustion cars... electric car drivers apparently averaged 8,740 miles in 2024, against a petrol and diesel average of 8,296, according to... Solera cap hpi...put that down to a few factors, namely 1) better choice of EVs, 2) better batteries that go further and 3) drivers getting over their range anxiety...

...all mileage - whether battery - or petrol-powered - has dropped some 12 per cent over the last decade."

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