Arnold Clark reveals which professions most likely to buy an EV

Arnold Clark, one of the largest car dealers in the UK, has found that 17% of its EV customers last year were managers or directors of a company.  

Teachers were second on the list, making up 5% of drivers buying electric cars from Arnold Clark in 2024.   

Nurses, police officers and engineers were all tied at around 3%.  

The data also found that a quarter of Arnold Clark’s EV sales in 2024 were to customers in the south of England.   

Looking at sales in Scotland, it was revealed most customers were based in the southeast of the country, in places like Edinburgh. Only 4% of the total sales were to customers based in the northwest of Scotland. 

Meanwhile, the average age of a customer who had purchased an EV from Arnold Clark in the last 12 months was 46. In comparison, the average age of an Arnold Clark customer who purchased a petrol or diesel car was 44.