With an estimated 237,850 electric cars reported on UK roads in 2019, according to government figures, drivers could have saved a staggering £199,794,000 in the past year alone by choosing an electric model over petrol alternative.
This cost is equivalent to constructing the £75 million London Eye 2.66 times, buying 4.31 Caribbean Islands (Cave Cay), or building 249.7 Angels of the North. It also equates to buying a staggering 190,461 iPhone 11 Pros, or hosting the Royal Wedding 6.24 times.
London stands to save the most by switching to electric cars, accounting for the most new registrations between January and September last year. The top ten cities for new EV registrations in 2019 – and thereby the areas that could make the most savings by going all-electric – were: