Islanders are switching on to electric cars shows data
The number of electric vehicles on the Isle of Wight rose by just under 85 per cent last year, new figures show.
Department for Transport figures show there were 548 electric vehicles on the Island by the end of 2021 – up from 297 at the end of 2020.
Across the UK, the number of electric vehicles on the roads almost doubled, increasing by 94 per cent, from 215,000 at the end of 2020 to 420,000 last year.
The Government hopes to install 300,000 new public charging points by 2030.
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