Why switching to electric vehicles is excellent for business

Four years ago, I wrote an article for Lancashire Business View entitled ‘Why switching to electric is good for business’. I mentioned that plug-in vehicle sales were surging ahead, and that there were 3,000 locations in the UK where you could charge them. So how have things moved on in the intervening period?

Well, there are now over 9,500 locations in the UK where you can charge an electric car – with 500 new chargers being installed in the past month alone!

From January to the end of July 2019, there have been 97,000 new hybrid and plug-in vehicles sold. It’s fair to say that things have gathered pace, and more people are now seeing the availability of different models such as the new Nissan LEAF, MG ZS EV, Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona Electric all showing massive demand with thousands of pre-orders placed before launch.