A new survey by Peugeot in the UK has found that people’s cars have taken on some interesting new uses during COVID 19 restrictions, with many households saying they had used their cars as addition place to work and to relax.

With home schooling and remote working now common practices it seems that the car is often seen as a relaxing refuge or a quiet office space. In the survey of 2000 households of four people or more, when asked which activities drivers had turned to in their cars, more than half said finding a quiet place to relax away from others, while for 47% their car became a place to catch up on TV shows, and 43% used their cars as a place to read books. A third of respondents said they have used their car as a remote office for work.

Julie David, Managing Director, PEUGEOT UK, said, “Cars have always played a variety of roles in our lives, and the pandemic has shown how helpful they can be as quiet, comfortable places to relax, call friends or work remotely. Electric vehicles like the PEUGEOT e-2008 take this one step further, with their silent, zero emissions powertrains making them a self-sufficient, climate-controlled sanctuary away from our often hectic homes.”