A majority of Australians are ready to get behind the wheel of an electric car and want their governments to back the switch, according to an exclusive new poll of over 3000 car buyers.
The poll was created by the Electric Vehicle Council and conducted via leading car sale and review website carsales.com.au during July.
Key findings from survey respondents include:
- 54 per cent would consider purchasing an electric vehicle as their next car
- 49 per cent see themselves driving an electric vehicle in 2030
- 40 per cent would be encouraged to purchase an electric vehicle if government subsidies were available to assist with the initial purchase cost
- 50 per cent would pay more for an equivalent electric vehicle compare to petrol/diesel
- 92 per cent agreed public charging infrastructure was important in encouraging them to buy an electric vehicle
- 55 per cent indicated they would power their electric vehicle via solar panels