Canadians want EVs to account for majority of vehicle sales: poll

Canadians want EVs to business relationship for bulk of vehicle sales: poll

The poll also suggests more Canadians would consider buying an EV today than a gas vehicle

Canadians want electric vehicles (EVs) to become the majority of consumer vehicles sold, and they run across that happening soon, according to a poll conducted by Abacus Data and Clean Energy Canada.

According to the study, 64 percent of respondents would prefer EVs to go the majority sold in Canada.

Further, the desire to see electric vehicles go the norm is stronger with young Canadians, left-leaning Canadians and Canadians who don't live in Alberta. Still, about one-half of Albertans and Conservatives would prefer EVs to go the majority.

Majority of Canadians want EVs to be majority soon

The poll results too show that when information technology comes to buying a auto today, more Canadian consumers will consider an electrical vehicle than gas. Withal, but ten per centum of respondents said they were sure they'd buy a gas vehicle.

Make clean Energy Canada attributes this shift in involvement to how people perceive electrical vehicles.

Poll respondents saw climate and air quality upsides to owning an EV. Additionally, two in iii respondents also see advantages in fuel price savings with an electric vehicle.

When it comes to factors that influence people's considerations in ownership an EV, poll results suggested that knowing at that place were plenty charging stations was most important.

Knowing that y'all could recharge quickly and that battery improvements increased the range of electric vehicles were also important, influential factors.

Equally for government policy, the majority of respondents supported initiatives like rebates or purchase incentives to encourage EV purchases or regime investments in recharging infrastructure. Less than 15 percent of respondents would oppose either of those policies.