A new survey by car insurance comparison website Compare the Market had some interesting findings regarding who is the most amenable to the coming electric vehicle revolution. The survey, which reached out to more than 2,500 adults in Australia, the United States, and Canada found that across nationalities, men were on average more likely to consider an EV than women (somewhat surprising), and that younger people were more positive about EVs than older respondents (not surprising).
Between men and women, men were more likely to spend more money on an electric vehicle, and women were less likely to want to spend money on a car then men. Generationally, older folks were more likely to be dissuaded from buying an electric vehicle because of concerns about battery life, driving range, and cost of charging.
The survey found that there were also “a few stark differences between the three nations: America was the only country to preference traditional vehicles over electric, Canadians were more concerned about the performance of EVs in extreme weather conditions than any other nation, North Americans were much more likely than Australians to believe that electric vehicles are not environmentally friendly.”
Half of Canada said they would prefer an electric car (51.4%), compared to just 34.1% that would opt for a traditional vehicle. The remainder indicated no particular preference.
Of those that favoured EVs, those people aged 25-34 were the fondest, as represented by 57 per cent of the age group. Those aged 55-64 were the most likely generation to opt for traditional vehicles (40 per cent). We also found that men were slightly more likely than women to prefer an EV, indicated by 55 per cent of males compared to 48 per cent of females.
