In answering the question regarding the importance of the environmental impact that buying or leasing a vehicle has on the consumer decision to buy or lease, most respondents answered that it was only somewhat important, with 40 percent of responses. In contrast, over a quarter of U.S. consumers considered environmental impact was not too significant in their decision to buy or lease a car.
Self-reported importance of the environmental impact on U.S. consumers' buying or leasing intentions, as of July 2023
The question asked was "Overall, how important or not important is impact on the environment when making the following transportation decisions?"
Question is regarding fully electric vehicles, not utilizing other fuel sources
Data from the original survey was collected mostly through web-based methods, and mostly in English, with 172 interviews being in Spanish. The data presented here concerns a subset of this survey.
Data assigned confidence levels of 95 percent, with +/-1.37 percentage points as a margin of error
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Consumer Reports. (July 13, 2023). Self-reported importance of the environmental impact on U.S. consumers' buying or leasing intentions, as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476120/environmental-impact-importance-on-leasing-or-buying-a-vehicle-us/
Consumer Reports. "Self-reported importance of the environmental impact on U.S. consumers' buying or leasing intentions, as of July 2023." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476120/environmental-impact-importance-on-leasing-or-buying-a-vehicle-us/
Consumer Reports. (2023). Self-reported importance of the environmental impact on U.S. consumers' buying or leasing intentions, as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476120/environmental-impact-importance-on-leasing-or-buying-a-vehicle-us/
Consumer Reports. "Self-reported Importance of The Environmental Impact on U.S. Consumers' Buying or Leasing Intentions, as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476120/environmental-impact-importance-on-leasing-or-buying-a-vehicle-us/
Consumer Reports, Self-reported importance of the environmental impact on U.S. consumers' buying or leasing intentions, as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476120/environmental-impact-importance-on-leasing-or-buying-a-vehicle-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Self-reported importance of the environmental impact on U.S. consumers' buying or leasing intentions, as of July 2023 [Graph], Consumer Reports, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476120/environmental-impact-importance-on-leasing-or-buying-a-vehicle-us/
