(Bloomberg) -- Nine in ten electric vehicle owners will stick to a battery-powered model when they trade in their car, mainly due to lower operating costs, according to a survey by an international lobby group.
Of about 23,000 drivers surveyed by the Global EV Drivers Alliance, 92% plan to buy an EV again, while 1% said they would return to fossil fuel options. Some 4% of those surveyed said they would opt for a plug-in hybrid, according to the consumer lobby that represents about 336,000 EV drivers.
“What we see, is that there isn’t a big difference between what drivers have experienced in Norway and what is happening in other countries,” said Petter Haugneland, assistant secretary general of Norway’s EV Association. “People who choose an EV are happy with that choice.”
Lower operating costs topped the list of reasons to select an EV, with environmental arguments related to climate coming in second, according to the survey. Charging infrastructure was the main drawback cited by participants, who were drawn from 18 countries including the USA, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France and India.
“If the branch and policymakers want to help potential customers, the need to focus on making the price of the car competitive and improving the charging infrastructure,” Haugneland said.
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