Two out of 5 dad and mom would already desire their kids to leap straight into a completely electrical automobile and skip petrol and diesel vehicles when studying to drive, in line with new analysis by Peugeot UK.
Nonetheless, practically a 3rd imagine it is going to be more durable to be taught to drive in an EV and personal one.
Following the examine, Peugeot took a gaggle of 10 -16-year-olds to a closed circuit to showcase how easy studying to drive and proudly owning an electrical automobile is.
The children got devoted tutorials run by skilled drivers on the best way to reside with and personal an electrical automobile at Bedford Autodrome.
Sat behind the wheel of the Peugeot e-208, the younger drivers have been first taught fundamental manoeuvres, equivalent to beginning, stopping and parking. They have been then proven the important components of EV possession, equivalent to the best way to preserve your miles, charging your automobile, and switching between driving modes.
When the younger drivers’ lesson has concluded, the youngsters went head-to-head towards their dad and mom in an EV problem to see who might preserve essentially the most miles over a set route.
Driving six laps of the course, overlaying over three miles, the kids utilised all the abilities they’d learnt about electrical driving to come back out on high, conserving twice as many miles as their dad and mom.
“Our day with the younger drivers has demonstrated how accessible electrical automobiles may be for anybody serious about their subsequent automobile,” mentioned Julie David, Managing Director of Peuegot UK.
