Is 2019 the year of EV?
DriveTribe users are twice as likely to want an EV than they were in 2018
Data from DriveTribe shows that 2019 could be the year of the electric vehicle.
At the start of 2018, just 32% of DriveTribe's members were considering an EV as their next purchase, but by January 2019, this number had risen to 69%.
Advances in technology and improved consumer knowledge around EV have contributed to this increase, which has also been powered by many of the world's major manufacturers coming to the market with electric vehicles.
The majority of respondents from almost every country represented by the DriveTribe data said they are open to buying an EV is their next vehicle. The only exception was France, where only 43% of respondents were open to buying an EV as their next purchase.
DriveTribe founder James May, himself an owner of an electric car, says that car lovers should be excited about the EV market.
“If we put our internal combustion prejudices to one side, it’s difficult to argue against electric cars. They’re quiet, clean, easy to operate, and offer acceleration that cars with petrol and diesel engines can’t hope to match. And that's what we like, so it’s a bit of a no-brainer. If you’re in your 20s today, the idea of buying a petrol or diesel car probably seems like buying a steam engine.”
Jaguar, Audi and Mercedes have all recently joined the race, with a focus on luxury rather than on efficiency or economy.
With over 10 new electric vehicles coming to market in 2019, and with EV as the second most discussed topic on DriveTribe, this could be the year we start to see an EV revolution.
(This data comes from 64,088 DriveTribe users that have either told us via their "Garage" that they want an electric car next, or have answered a poll to that effect).
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I’d say it is. There are so many EVs that have launched just in the first part of 2019, and just now the Tesla Model 3 is so much more affordable. Plus, charging is there. You can charge at home, and these days you can charge on road trips. I’m the next 5 years, EV adoption rate will be significantly high and half of the cars you see on the road will most likely be electric.
Hydrogen is a pretty bs system imo because of the fact that there’s no easy way to store hydrogen right now, and there is no hydrogen refueling infrastructure. I know Tesla already have a Supercharger network, and it’s amazing. There’s really no excuse not to be an EV right now, imo.
Theres several reasons why people don't have an ev, just off the top of my head.
1 they can't afford a new car purchase/not enough on the pre owned car market
2 the infrastructure where they live isn't there yet.
Read moreYou’re absolutely right, however, most people live in cities or urban areas of some sort, and there usually is a chargepoint station or something there...solar’s another option, etc. in terms of affordability, you’re also right there,...
Read moreIs 2019 the year of the EV?
Quite Simply no,. The charging infrastructure is not there neither is there an affordable EV for the masses with a useable range. Once those 2 issues have been addressed then we will have taken a big step towards it being the year of the EV but 2019 is not it.
I will become an EV owner one day but that day is not now.
Agreed! I believe that once a infrastructure comparable to fossil fuels exist, it will be too late.
China and Korea will have developed a large-scale hydrogen system, with high quality vehicles and maybe even a hydrogen-hybrid.
Full EV...
Read morethis data is bullshit
user's garages??? you mean their dream ride is a rimac? I could have said that my next car will be an F40.
you can't put your next car in your garage. and nobody will buy his dream ride.
polls??? most of the time it ends up with no answer that can fit with me (like choosing betwin having only an electric car or no car at all)
this is the sort of things I hate on drivetribe
"If we put our internal combustion prejudices aside, it's difficult to argue the electric vehicle." Yeah, maybe for you English, or Americans. For people who live in heavily urbanized areas they're great. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada. My home town is 160km from the city I currently live in. If I had a BMW i3, with the range extender, with a range of 172km, I could only just make it home, and that's on a good day. I have no qualms with electric motors, but batteries simply are no ready.
In an ideal world, I'd be able to afford an electric car for the 90 off % of times I drive and a decent sized motor way and back roads eater for longer challenging journeys. Audi - feel free to drop off my E-tron and RS4!!!