If you drive an electric car, you don't go back - study

If you buy an electric car, you don't go back. At least, not in 99% of cases. This is according to a study conducted by the Global EV Alliance, which conducted a survey in 18 countries (including the USA, Canada, France, Brazil, India,...) interviewing 23,000 owners of a zero-emission car.

The association, which acts as a uniting and coordinating body between various entities linked to the world of the electric car, claims that only 1% of the motorists contacted are considering buying a conventionally powered car after buying a battery-powered vehicle. Let's go into the details.

Some may be thinking about a PHEV

Research carried out by the Global EV Alliance states that over 90% ( 92% to be precise) said they are already certain that their next car will also be zero-emissions. A percentage of 4% will switch to a plug-in hybrid instead.

• 1%: motorists who will switch from an electric car back to a thermal car
• 4%: motorists who will switch from an electric car to a plug-in car
• 92%: motorists who, once they have tried an electric car, will buy another one

Lexus NX450h PHEV

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Reasons for liking the electric car

But why is the electric car popular? There are several reasons: first of all, there are the lower "fuel" costs, ranked first by 45% of respondents. Then there is the fact that they have less impact on the environment (40%), that they do not pollute in the area where they circulate (32%), that they drive well (21%) and that they have lower maintenance costs (18%).

1. Lower fuel costs: 45%
2. Less impact on the environment: 40%
3. Less local pollution: 32%
4. Driving dynamics: 21%
5. Low maintenance costs: 18%

Tesla's robotaxi: total autonomous driving and price under 30,000 euros

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Waiting for the upswing

All good then when it comes to electric cars. A little less so when it comes to buying one, though. The market is not going as expected, sales are growing, but more slowly than expected, and manufacturers around the world are reviewing their plans for the transition.

But something is changing, new economical models are arriving and in the West the average price of electrics has never fallen so fast since 2017. In short, it is thought that within 12 to 18 months, demand could pick up again with vigour.

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