In the European Union, over half of the respondents reported intending to purchase a hybrid or electric vehicle should they need to change their car or buy one for the first time, a share similar to that recorded in the United Kingdom. China was the only country surveyed where the share of participants reporting electric vehicle purchasing intentions was over 50 percent. China was the country with the largest estimated plug-in electric vehicle fleet worldwide.
Consumers' car purchasing intention in selected countries and regions in 2022, by vehicle type
Characteristic
An electric vehicle
A hybrid vehicle
I would substitute my car with public transport or a bike
A petrol/diesel vehicle
I don’t have a vehicle now and do not plan to buy one
Original survey question: "If you were to change your car or buy one for the first time, would it be…
a hybrid vehicle
a petrol/diesel vehicle
an electric vehicle
I would substitute my car with public transport or a bike
I don't have a vehicle now and do not plan to buy one
Don't know"
Results include 1,000 respondents from the United States, 1,000 respondents from the United Kingdom, 1,000 respondents from China, and 22,722 respondents from the European Union.
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EIB. (January 9, 2023). Consumers' car purchasing intention in selected countries and regions in 2022, by vehicle type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293905/car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type/
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EIB. (2023). Consumers' car purchasing intention in selected countries and regions in 2022, by vehicle type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293905/car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type/
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