As of 2022, respondents who felt that climate change had an impact on their everyday life were more likely to consider buying an electric or hybrid vehicle than a petrol or diesel vehicle. In contrast, a third of participants seeing no impact from climate change on their daily lives reported intentions to buy a petrol or diesel vehicle for their next passenger car purchase.
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Consumers' car purchasing intention in the European Union in 2022, by vehicle type and climate change perception
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A hybrid vehicle
An electric vehicle
A petrol/diesel vehicle
I don’t have a vehicle now and do not plan to buy one
I would substitute my car with public transport or a bike
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Original survey questions: "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"
The question "Do you feel that climate change has an impact on your everyday life?" was used to separate respondents in two groups: 17,189 respondents felt climate change has an impact on every day life, and 5,533 felt climate change had no impact on everyday life. Answers to the survey question were "Yes, very much so", "Yes, somewhat", "No, not really", and "No, not at all".
Values have been rounded, so the results might not add up to 100 percent.
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EIB. (January 9, 2023). Consumers' car purchasing intention in the European Union in 2022, by vehicle type and climate change perception [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296423/eu-car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type-and-climate-change-perception/
EIB. "Consumers' car purchasing intention in the European Union in 2022, by vehicle type and climate change perception." Chart. January 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296423/eu-car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type-and-climate-change-perception/
EIB. (2023). Consumers' car purchasing intention in the European Union in 2022, by vehicle type and climate change perception. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296423/eu-car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type-and-climate-change-perception/
EIB. "Consumers' Car Purchasing Intention in The European Union in 2022, by Vehicle Type and Climate Change Perception." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296423/eu-car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type-and-climate-change-perception/
EIB, Consumers' car purchasing intention in the European Union in 2022, by vehicle type and climate change perception Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296423/eu-car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type-and-climate-change-perception/ (last visited August 13, 2025)
Consumers' car purchasing intention in the European Union in 2022, by vehicle type and climate change perception [Graph], EIB, January 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1296423/eu-car-purchasing-intention-by-vehicle-type-and-climate-change-perception/
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