Drive electric? Prefer not to

Posted on 21-10-2014 at 11:00 am by maru – No comments”

Most research shows that most people are interested in driving electric, but the switch is still often not for the faint of heart. If there is then asked whether the next car an EV is the answer for 99 percent of a hard “no”.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) conducted research among 1,500 potential buyers in Germany, France and Great Britain. This group had 21 per cent would be interested in a hybrid car, but 62 percent holding still prefer a car on petrol or diesel. The small market share of electric cars consists mainly of business drivers and ‘green’ companies.

Do want the car to be as energy efficient as possible drive. Not by own the car, but by means of new technologies. The Germans found that 7 litres per 100 kilometres is more than sufficient to move forward is to come, the British go further than 5 litres per 100 kilometres. Among the French is diesel is very popular, as we see in the 37.2 percent of the respondents who do will choose; over 10 per cent more than in Germany or Great Britain. Also diesel-hybrid drive knows in France the most fans with 12.9 percent, compared to the 5.3 percent in Germany and 3.5 percent in Great Britain.

Still a few fun things that are out of the research came rolling: with 60 percent, are the mainly men who buy a new car. They are also more on off; up to 4.000 euro in Germany. Usually the car on the Internet configured to the sale; 98 percent of the respondents read first online before they visit the dealer steps. (Photo: Autojunk.nl)