THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO SCHOOL
WITH the new school year well under way, a survey of 2,000 UK parents found the average school run is 10.4 miles.
The research from Citroen also found that parents drive their children to school on average 3.5 times a week, with public transport, lifts from other parents, walking and cycling making up the rest of the trips.
And 7 per cent of ‘taxi of mum and dad’ respondents reported having to cover more than 30 miles during the school run.
With the cost-of-living crisis in full flow, Citroen has calculated that parents driving its e-C4 electric models, with a range of 219 miles, could complete up to 20 clean-air school runs on a single charge with zero emissions. Priced from £30,995, the e-C4 features a 50kWh lithium-ion battery pack, paired with an electric motor producing 136hp, and can be fast-charged from 0-80 per cent in just 30 minutes.
One in five parents (19 per cent) said they were strongly concerned about vehicle emissions outside schools, and 41 per cent were somewhat concerned.
Previous research carried out in London found that children are exposed to five times more air pollution on the school run than when they are in school.
Eurig Druce, Citroen’s UK managing director, says: ‘Doing the school run in an electric car not only reduces local air pollution but also helps families save on day- to- day running costs.’