The increasing popularity of electric vehicles has brought a new revolution in the automobile industry. A recent survey conducted in 18 countries including India has revealed that 92 percent of EV owners will not buy a car with the same engine again. According to the data of this survey, most of the people driving electric vehicles are very happy with their experience and are moving away from traditional vehicles.
In the survey, 23 thousand EV owners from 18 countries were interviewed, out of which 97 percent owners expressed ‘extreme happiness’ with their EV, 92 percent said that their next vehicle will also be an EV, only 1 percent said that the next car will be petrol or Will be diesel.
This survey was conducted by the Global EV Alliance, a network of 64 national electric vehicle driver associations. According to the information received from this, the biggest reason behind buying an EV is the nominal expense of its use and the benefit to the environment. Apart from this, new technology and government incentives have also increased the demand for EV.
In response to questions regarding charging, 72 percent of EV owners said that they charge at home. Whereas 13 percent people use fast charger, while 7 percent people charge in office and 7 percent use public charging stations.
Most EV owners have also stressed the need to improve charging infrastructure. The main challenges in driving an EV include
-Lack of charging points
-Slow charging
-And short driving range
The problem of range is the biggest problem in India. After this comes Brazil and Costa Rica. Whereas in Germany and Switzerland the range concern is least. The experiences and expectations of EV owners are helping shape the future of the automobile industry going electric. However, EVs will be adopted on a larger scale only by better charging facilities and solving the driving range problem. In this survey Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal