Mobility Monitor 2019

The key findings of the Electric Vehicles and Sustainability edition of this year’s Mobility Monitor are:

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  A surge in positive attitude towards electric driving, with 61% of respondents indicating that they view zero-emission electric driving favourably. Nearly half of all surveyed said that their opinion towards electric driving has favourably improved over the past three years
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  An increasing amount of respondents declared their intent to lease an electric vehicle (EV). Among those planning on leasing a car in the next 5 years, two in five (40%) say they will choose an electric vehicle
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  The benefits of electric driving are increasingly clear: EVs contribute to fighting climate change through lower CO2 emissions (according to 60% of those planning to go electric in the next five years); help improve air quality in towns and cities through lower NOX emissions (43%); and have an overall lower running cost (60%)

**EV infrastructure urgently needed for the future ** While the majority of people surveyed view electric vehicles favourably, practical concerns surrounding infrastructure present an active barrier to entry. Specifically:

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  51% of those planning to buy a car in the next 5 years cited insufficient charging infrastructure as preventing them from choosing an EV, while limited driving range, or so called “range anxiety”, was the reason another 45% said they would not go electric
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  In Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, more than 6 in every 10 respondents who plan to buy/lease a car in the next 5 years said a lack of electric charging stations would stop them from making the switch to electric driving
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  80% of those who said they would not go electric state that insufficient charging possibilities in public areas are a concern for them, yet less than half view charging at work as an area of concern