AIB Motor Outlook: EV prices top barrier to purchases at 27%

• AIB published its 2026 Motor Outlook on July 23, 2026, flagging EV prices as the top barrier to adoption for planned or recent buyers.
• Survey results showed EV price concerns at 27%, charging infrastructure at 24%, range anxiety at 18%.
• Fuel prices drove purchase timing decisions for 41%, outweighing special offers at 23% or brand at 22%.
• Fuel-type preferences clustered around petrol at 27%, fully electric at 24%, petrol-hybrid at 23%.
• Financing mattered to demand, with 63% citing ease of finance as at least somewhat important; banks led funding sources at 33%.

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