Get our daily email briefing straight to your inbox Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailTwelve million motorists are planning to dodge Rishi Sunak’s fuel duty increase by turning to electric cars. The Chancellor is expected to hike fuel duty by at least 5p a litre to recoup some of the £300billion he has spent easing the economic downturn caused by Covid. A survey by comparison website Uswitch shows that 12 million drivers are thinking of going electric over the next two years. (Image: Getty)Sarah Broomfield of Uswitch said: “Electric vehicles are increasingly popular and cost far less to fuel than a petrol or diesel car. Modern electric vehicles can go an average of 213 miles on a single charge and fuelling at home can save £2.35 per 100 miles on charging points.

Source: Daily Mirror September 05, 2020 20:29 UTC