Electric vehicles are not a culture war issue

IPPR: EVs are becoming normalised as half of drivers know someone who owns one, new research finds

Half of all drivers now know someone who owns an electric vehicles, or own one themselves, and 55% feel positive about them, according to new research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) which suggests electric vehicles are increasingly looked on as normal.

The same research and analysis found that those who are less enthusiastic about EVs are driven mainly by practical concerns – including fears about cost and convenience – rather than by any underlying...