New research from the AA has warned that drivers are "confused" by the country's electric car transition, and the insurance company has observed that the government's plan focuses on "supply but does little to encourage demand for EVs".

Jakob Pfaudler, the AA chief executive, said: "Our message to government is more needs to be done to make EVs accessible for everyone."

As part of the government's environmental roadmap, all new cars and vans will be required to be fully zero emission by 2035.

And the Department for Transport has insisted that it is supporting efforts to meet its long-term target, despite criticism from industry figures.

A spokesperson for the department explained: "We're investing over £2.3 billion to help industry and consumers make a supported switch to electric vehicles.

"This includes installing a public charge point every 28 minutes, keeping electric vehicle incentives in the company car tax regime to 2030, and extending 100 percent first-year allowances for zero-emission cars for another year."

The government noted that second-hand electric vehicles are now more affordable than ever, too.

The spokesperson continued: "Second-hand electric vehicles are also becoming cheaper than ever, with one in three available under £20,000 and 21 brand new models available for less than £30,000.

"We're seeing growing consumer confidence as a result."

Despite this, AA's research found that more than one in five drivers don't intend to buy an electric vehicle, while around a third mistakenly thought manual electric vehicles exist.