High prices and the lack of charging stations are the main reasons deterring Thai consumers from purchasing an electric car. According to the survey conducted by Rakuten Insight on January 2024, 53 percent of the Thai respondents stated that electric cars are still too expensive to purchase.
Main factors deterring consumers from purchasing an electric car in Thailand in 2024
among female and male respondents that do not consider buying an electric car
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey was conducted between January 19 to 31, 2024 among a total of 15,528 Thai respondents aged 16 years and older. Other surveyed countries include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Original question: What factors are currently deterring you from purchasing an electric car? (up to three answers are allowed)
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Rakuten Insight. (March 11, 2024). Main factors deterring consumers from purchasing an electric car in Thailand in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027966/thailand-main-obstacles-for-purchasing-an-electric-car/
Rakuten Insight. "Main factors deterring consumers from purchasing an electric car in Thailand in 2024." Chart. March 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027966/thailand-main-obstacles-for-purchasing-an-electric-car/
Rakuten Insight. (2024). Main factors deterring consumers from purchasing an electric car in Thailand in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027966/thailand-main-obstacles-for-purchasing-an-electric-car/
Rakuten Insight. "Main Factors Deterring Consumers from Purchasing An Electric Car in Thailand in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027966/thailand-main-obstacles-for-purchasing-an-electric-car/
Rakuten Insight, Main factors deterring consumers from purchasing an electric car in Thailand in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027966/thailand-main-obstacles-for-purchasing-an-electric-car/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Main factors deterring consumers from purchasing an electric car in Thailand in 2024 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, March 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027966/thailand-main-obstacles-for-purchasing-an-electric-car/