RAC Report on Motoring 2016

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4.0 Air quality and the environment
4.2 Choice of next vehicle
The environmental impact of
motoring ranks low on the list of
drivers’ concerns in 2016: only
7% say this is one of their top
four concerns. It comes as no
surprise that there has been
little change in the percentage
of motorists who would consider
a more environmentally friendly
vehicle when thinking about their
next car purchase.
More than half (51%) say they
expect their next car to be petrol-
fuelled (53% in 2015), while 28%
will opt for a diesel (the same as
in 2015). Only one in seven (14%)
intend to opt for a conventional
hybrid car, the same proportion as
in 2015, while there has only been
a very slight increase in the number
of motorists who plan to buy a
plug-in hybrid or extended-range
electric vehicle (from 4% to 5%) and
in the percentage who will opt for
a pure electric battery-powered car
(from 1% to 2%).
24.
14%
of drivers intend to opt for
a conventional hybrid car
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RAC Report on Motoring 2016