Only one% of EV Drivers Would Go Again to a Fuel Automotive*

By Imran Last updated Dec 24, 2024

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A brand new survey of electrical car homeowners around the globe finds that just one% of electrical car homeowners would purchase a pure gas-powered (or diesel-powered) automotive for his or her subsequent car.

The survey comes from the International EV Drivers Alliance (GEVA), and that is GEVA’s first survey on the subject. (Hat tip to GO TO-U.) Except for that key discovering above, the opposite massive one is that 92% of EV homeowners stated they’d purchase one other EV as their subsequent car.

There’s an asterisk (*) within the title as a result of one other 4% stated they’d head on over to a plugin hybrid. One might name them fuel automobiles simply as one might name them electrical automobiles (since they’re each). Whereas there are many points with plugin hybrid incentives and folks not charging them in some markets, if somebody does wish to use them as EVs and simply use the fuel tank as emergency backup, it’s straightforward for them to be pushed on electrical energy 90%+ of the time. If somebody driving a BEV is planning to get a PHEV subsequent, it’s possible they wish to drive on electrical energy but in addition need some fuel backup for tough circumstances.

“These outcomes verify that EV drivers are extremely glad with their alternative, and that reviews of declining EV reputation are enormously exaggerated,” says Petter Haugneland, Assistant Secretary Common of The Norwegian EV Affiliation.

“This can be a remarkably excessive quantity and the outcomes conﬁrm that drivers love the EV expertise and EVs are right here to remain,” says Joel Levin, chair of GEVA and Director of Plug In America.

Why are EV drivers so proud of their automobiles?

Handy residence charging. *Yoohoo!* Picture by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica.

The rationale that rose to the highest was decrease working prices. Folks like decrease “fueling” (charging) prices and fewer upkeep. I think about baked into that for many individuals is the comfort of residence charging and office charging. As a substitute of getting to recurrently drive to a fuel station to refuel, one can sit comfortably in their very own residence or workplace whereas the automotive sips electrons. These are huge time financial savings if you concentrate on it, and barely extra stopping time on highway journeys doesn’t counteract that and make the time issue a internet destructive. You’re saving way more time all year long not going to fuel stations, or for oil adjustments, emissions checks, and so on.

Local weather & air nonetheless vital

Many EV drivers do prioritize the local weather and air, although. “The environmental advantages of EVs emerged because the second most vital motivation,” GEVA writes.

Charging nonetheless wants to enhance

The pleasing inexperienced glow after I arrive at a longtime Electrify America charging station proper off the freeway. Picture by Cynthia Shahan | CleanTechnica.

This may shock nobody, however the one main downside many highlighted was the general public quick charging infrastructure. “Charging infrastructure is sort of good in most international locations and continues to broaden on a gentle tempo. Nonetheless, some EV drivers nonetheless discover charging to be a problem. When being requested concerning the disadvantages of driving an EV, the outcomes point out that probably the most vital drawbacks are the restricted availability of quick chargers, the time-consuming nature of charging, and the frequent downtime of quick charging stations.”

All of this stuff have to hold enhancing. We’re far from a great finish state, and it’s a continuing problem to get sufficient chargers put in — and in the precise locations, and dependable ones — as EV gross sales develop.

Who answered the survey?

The responses got here from 23,000 EV drivers in 18 international locations. GEVA claims that that is “the primary and most complete international survey amongst EV drivers.” We truly carried out international surveys of 1000’s of EV drivers a number of years in the past, however, admittedly, we weren’t near the size of 23,000. Additionally, that is a wholly totally different EV period we’re in.

It’s nice work that GEVA has carried out right here. It confirms what we’ve all assumed and recognized for years, however it’s vital to have knowledge behind these assumptions and anecdotal experiences. Thanks, GEVA.