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A clear postcode divide with Britain stalling in switch to electric vehicles
Portsmouth News
|February 21, 2026
Many drivers still see EV switch as 'riskier and less practical'
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Based on the 10 postcode areas with lowest and highest share of Autotrader users who have viewed an EV advert in the past 90 days. Source: Autotrader
(Autotrader)
Drivers in parts of the UK are showing much less interest in buying an electric vehicle (EV) than elsewhere as they believe making the switch from petrol and diesel is “riskier and less practical”, according to analysis.
A report by online vehicle marketplace Autotrader highlighted Scotland and southwest England as “in danger of being left behind” in the UK's transition to electric motoring.
This story is from the February 21, 2026 edition of Portsmouth News.
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