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Many councils including Surrey are promoting electric vehicles (EVs) for lower running costs, less noise, as well as reduced air pollution.
Department for Transport figures show 12,014 battery-electric cars were registered in Surrey at the end of last year, up from 7,601 the previous year.
Switching to an EV brings lots of personal and environmental benefits including:
Saving money: EVs generally require lower running costs than traditional petrol/diesel cars. You can also save on tax.
Contributing to cleaner air: No oil/gas means zero tailpipe emissions.
Reducing noise pollution in your neighbourhood: EVs are significantly quieter than traditional vehicles.
There are better ways to get around than being stuck behind the wheel of a car with a carbon-emitting engine.
Read more about active modes of travel
Air pollution is the biggest environmental risk to health, and the central and local governments are making efforts to improve air quality.
Read more about improving air quality
Clean air should be a basic right, and we all want to ensure we, along with our kids, are healthy. We can plant vegetation to create green infrastructure that would contribute to improving local air quality.
Read more about improving air quality through planting
We all want to stay warm during the cold season, and many of us rely on fire to do so.
Read more about wood burners
41% of Surrey’s emissions come from transport. We can contribute to reducing this emission by using buses and trains to travel rather than driving.
Read more about public transport
