Motorists show growing support for electric vehicles

The climate crisis was among the main reasons for the new consumer desire for EVs, the EY report found, with 78% saying the Covid-19 pandemic has heightened awareness and concerns about environmental issues. Picture: iStock

Enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs) among consumers has grown massively in the past year, separate data from two separate reports show.

A report from global EV database EVVolumes.com found some "2.65m new EVs found new owners during the first half of 2021, an increase of more than 168 % compared to 2020".