Autonomous Vehicle News
More than half of UK consumers would now consider purchasing a fully electric vehicle in the future, according to a new study. Recent studies have suggested that electric vehicles are set to become “so normalised in the coming decade” that most consumers will drop the word ‘electric’ from conversations involving them. Figures from Go Ultra Low showed that half of UK consumers thought they would become more used to the transport option as it becomes more common on British roads, with it becoming ‘the norm’ by 2030. China was the only country to see consumer perception of electric vehicles fall – though this is likely due to how high it already was, reducing from 86% to 85%. Without the buy-in of these two major markets, OC&C’s researchers concede that fully autonomous vehicles will not significantly impact the consumer market before 2030.