6.5m households in UK plan to buy an electric car by 2030

Ofgem data points to consumer shift as ban on sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles approaches

One in four UK households intend to buy an electric car in the next five years, as a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in 2030 approaches, according to research.

More than 6.5m households plan to buy an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid, research by the energy watchdog Ofgem has found. This equates to 24%, or nearly one in four, of all energy households.