CAR insurance enquires for electric vehicles (EVs) in Dorchester have risen by 1,000 per cent within three years, figures show.
New research from MoneySuperMarket reveals car insurance enquiries for EVs within the Dorset town have risen from 0.07 per cent in the first half of 2018 to 0.7 per cent during the first half of 2021.
The research also revealed insurance enquiries for EVs in the south west have risen 14 per cent in the first half of 2021 and 172 per cent when compared to last year.
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Latest car insurance premium data from the figures show the average policy for an electric car in the south west is £417.76.
According to the figures, Tesla continue to dominate the choice-of-EV landscape. They make up around a third of all electric vehicle enquiries in the UK, and three of the four most popular electric car models.
The two most popular models are both Tesla Model-3 variants, combining to make 23 per cent of all enquiries - followed by the Nissan Leaf at seven per cent.
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