Drivers not charged up about electric vehicles
While electrics like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt may be the future, most drivers aren’t quite ready to embrace that tomorrow, a new Kelley Blue Book KBB.com study says. Only seven percent of car shoppers say they are likely to consider an electric vehicle for their next new-vehicle purchase or lease.
For the majority of survey respondents, the primary concerns about electric vehicles included the drivable range on a single charge (87 percent) and availability of charging stations (84 percent).
Most car shoppers (78 percent) said that if they were to purchase an electric vehicle, it would primarily be used as an everyday or commuter vehicle. Concerning value, nearly all car shoppers (91 percent) feel that electric vehicles are expensive, and 43 percent expect that electric vehicles will not retain their value as well as conventional gas cars.
Less than half of respondents (45 percent) said they are interested in electric vehicle technology.
In gauging awareness of particular electric vehicle models, shoppers identified that they were most aware of the Chevrolet Volt at 71 percent, followed by the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid at 68 percent. The Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid came in third for awareness at 46 percent, while the Nissan LEAF came in fourth at 45 percent. The Tesla Roadster came in fifth, with 39 percent awareness among consumers.
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