In the United Kingdom, the slow supply of petrol stations is causing increasing problems. A British electric car seller notices that the demand for his cars is suddenly rising sharply.
More and more petrol stations in the United Kingdom can barely keep up with the demand for fuel. There is a shortage of truck drivers who can supply the petrol stations and the British government is therefore going to use the army, among other things, to support supplies. However, this cannot prevent petrol stations already running out of fuel in various places and hoarding is already taking place at petrol stations where there is still stock. There are long queues in many places and sometimes people have to return home empty-handed. A difficult situation for many Britons, but not for those who have an electric car.
For that reason, a dealer in Guildford (southwest of London) notices that there is suddenly a sharply growing demand for electric cars. Martin Miller, the dealership chief, talks about it in conversation with The Guardian: “People normally buy electric cars because of the environment, the costs and the great technology, but on Friday they said ‘you know what, this is a sign that we should go electric’.” According to Miller, the storm is brewing at his company, where he only offers electric cars. Fuel cars with not a drop of petrol in them are even traded in for electric cars. According to Miller, exemplifying the motivation of many people to switch now, “People see this moment as the turning point and don’t want to put it off any longer.”
The British sales figures clearly show that electric cars are already gaining quite a bit of ground. In June and July, more fully electric cars than diesel cars were sold, with a market share of 9 percent. Whether the recent development of the fuel crisis is indeed a step further and whether the dealer’s story is more than an anecdotal situation will have to be revealed in the coming weeks from new sales figures.
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