Car blogs

IBM's survey finds widely differing opinions among drivers and auto executives. (IBM graphic)


Will the fossil fuel era essentially be over by 2020, at
which point electric cars will attain market supremacy? The crystal ball is
pretty cloudy on that point, but IBM's Institute for Business Value (IBV) is the latest
prognosticator to weigh in on the issue. And it sees some bumps in the
road.


IBM actually conducted two studies: In addition to polling 1,716
auto owners, it also talked to 123 auto executives who should know what they're
talking about (but may not when it comes to electrification).





The Think City, captured at the new factory in Indiana, offers 100 miles of range. (Jim Motavalli photo)


According to the IBM survey, a fifth of American consumers (19
percent) are either "very likely" or "likely" to consider an electric-only car
for their next purchase. And in a break from other data, 30 percent said they
would consider buying an EV that gets only 100 miles per charge (the basic
standard). And 30 percent said they'd actually be willing to live with less than 100 miles. In some earlier
surveys, consumers said they'd expect their plug-in to offer 350 miles of
range.


false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE













MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}




 


 

---

New Research on Electric Cars Suggests Eager Drivers was originally published by thedailygreen.com blog post feed. Read the full story by clicking here.