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If you're to believe Elon Musk, his goal in creating Tesla Motors was (and still is) to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future where cars run on electricity procured from renewable sources. The money was just a side effect.
One hell of a side effect, we might add, since it propelled Musk up to the second spot on the list of the world's wealthiest men, behind his arch-rival, Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Digression aside, we will never be able to know exactly how important Tesla was in pushing EV technology forward, but everybody - competing companies included - seems to agree it played a major role. Helped, of course, by Volkswagen and its Dieselgate scandal that forced the mammoth carmaker onto its own redeeming path that simply had to include zero-emission vehicles at its core.
EV adoption has been on a constant rise and, even though there is always room for improvement, the trend is clear, and it's pointing upward. A recent survey conducted by Consumer Reports confirms that much, and even though it's restricted to the U.S. market, we expect the numbers to be at least just as favorable for BEVs in other parts of the world as well.
So, according to the published paper, seven in ten American adults with a valid driver's license would consider buying an electric vehicle in the future. If you're splitting hairs - which is always a good thing to do when crunching numbers - then things don't look as favorable for EVs in the short run.
A pretty low four percent say they are determined to get an EV as their next car, but if you consider that the overall market share of BEVs in the US between 2011 and 2019 has been roughly 0.5% (and under two percent in 2019), that would still equate to massive growth. Assuming, of course, these people go through with it, and they do it soon.
The percentage of people who would consider an EV as their next purchase sits at a much more respectable 27 percent, while 40 percent have "some interest" in buying an EV, but not as their next vehicle. And then there are the 29 percent who, at this point, don't want to have anything to do with electric cars.
The survey subjects also weighed in on a few EV-related matters such as the charging infrastructure, purchase incentives, vehicle variety, or lower charging rates, with the majority agreeing that improvements are needed under all aspects.
One of the most interesting facts to come out of this survey, however, is the interest shown in the technology based on age. Quite surprisingly, the gaps between the various generations are not that great, ranging from 78 percent for Millennial drivers and decreasing steadily to 58 percent for the Silent Generation.
EV adoption has been on a constant rise and, even though there is always room for improvement, the trend is clear, and it's pointing upward. A recent survey conducted by Consumer Reports confirms that much, and even though it's restricted to the U.S. market, we expect the numbers to be at least just as favorable for BEVs in other parts of the world as well.
So, according to the published paper, seven in ten American adults with a valid driver's license would consider buying an electric vehicle in the future. If you're splitting hairs - which is always a good thing to do when crunching numbers - then things don't look as favorable for EVs in the short run.
A pretty low four percent say they are determined to get an EV as their next car, but if you consider that the overall market share of BEVs in the US between 2011 and 2019 has been roughly 0.5% (and under two percent in 2019), that would still equate to massive growth. Assuming, of course, these people go through with it, and they do it soon.
The percentage of people who would consider an EV as their next purchase sits at a much more respectable 27 percent, while 40 percent have "some interest" in buying an EV, but not as their next vehicle. And then there are the 29 percent who, at this point, don't want to have anything to do with electric cars.
The survey subjects also weighed in on a few EV-related matters such as the charging infrastructure, purchase incentives, vehicle variety, or lower charging rates, with the majority agreeing that improvements are needed under all aspects.
One of the most interesting facts to come out of this survey, however, is the interest shown in the technology based on age. Quite surprisingly, the gaps between the various generations are not that great, ranging from 78 percent for Millennial drivers and decreasing steadily to 58 percent for the Silent Generation.
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