The AA Driving School has expanded its fleet of electric vehicles, giving instructors more choice and greater flexibility as demand for EV lessons continues to grow.
From June, instructors joining the franchise can choose from the Mini Aceman SE, VW ID.3 Pro Hatch or BYD Dolphin Comfort – three popular EVs well-suited to driver training.
This move reflects growing learner demand to train in electric vehicles ahead of the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales. The AA Driving School says over 68,000 hours of EV lessons were delivered in 2024 alone.
Emma Bush, managing director, said: “More and more learners will want to learn in an electric vehicle as that’s all they will plan to drive.”
She added: “We’re here to help instructors build successful businesses and an important part of that is offering a wide choice of vehicles to ensure they always meet rising consumer demand.”
The AA launched EV tuition in 2022 and says its franchise offering supports both electric and petrol/diesel car users. Instructors can request a franchise brochure to find out more.
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EVs are only being bought by fleets. This has come about because benefits in kind taxation for a company car offers somwhere around 95% discount to users. £400 a month hurts. £20 does not. The drivers do not care about breakdowns, residual values or anything else. They get a free charger at home if they have the space.
Of course, those who do not have the space find themselves much less productive. If they are doing 200 miles a day, they have to charge every day. If everything goes well, that will take half an hour. If there is a queue or the charger is broken, a fairly frequent complaint, their whole day is wrecked and the business suffers. Of course, they could charge at the end of the day and end up getting home even later.
Then we must look at raw materials. Lithium is already in short supply and this can only get worse, so the price goes up. We are getting very close to power outages in the UK. If we have a cold winter, there will be cuts. Even if we do not, it will be touch and go.
Each domestic car charger is the electrical equivalent of adding a storey onto a property. Many EVs will be plugging in at roughly the same time. Will the grid be able to cope a 7.5 million KW demand in a short period? Doubtful. However, there are 33 million vehicles in the UK with an average life span of around 14 years. The grid will never be able to cope with 225 KW by 2044. The cables will not take it, so the nation will have to be re-wired? How much? Who will pay?
If you think your power bills are bad now, you ain’t seen othing yet. And your car will not get charged either.