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Canadians Still Have Reservations About EVs
Source: Smart Grid Observer
September 21, 2018 -- As the Ontario provincial government winds down its rebate program for residents purchasing electric vehicles, a new public opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute finds relatively few Canadians taking advantage of such programs.
More than nine-in-ten Canadians (91%) have never owned an electric vehicle, whether plug-in or hybrid. Indeed, nearly eight-in-ten (79%) have never even driven such a vehicle.
After more than half a decade of purchase incentives in the country's three most-populous provinces, Canadians continue to harbour significant reservations about the affordability and ease of charging plug-in electric vehicles. Indeed, it is those who have made the switch to either a hybrid or fully electric vehicle who are among the most likely to voice these concerns.
The price factor is particularly salient. Roughly six-in-ten Canadians (59%) say price is one of their two most important considerations when buying a new car.
Read the rest of the story here: www.angusreid.org/electric-vehicles
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Also of Interest from SGO: 5th Annual Demand Response & DER World Forum, October 16-17, 2018, Costa Mesa, CA >> visit website
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