-Rightfully so, range is not as much an issue as consumers are constantly led to believe when it comes to electric vehicles, EV. The over cheap PR gimmick of "range anxiety" has bitten the proverbial behind of those companies caught unprepared. In a recent poll, TheChargingPoint.com found people were more concerned over the initial price of an EV than its range. Would we expect less given this economic downturn?
-All About Price, Price, And Price. All in all, the number one reason for 74.3% of the people surveyed was the concern over the purchase cost of an electric car, as should be expected. It was followed by only 38.1% who preferred not to buy one due feeling the range would not be adequate. -All in all, the study confirms something we all come to realize after reading the numbers and sitting down to understand our actual needs, not unrealistic ones. Almost all current electric cars, as well as those coming on the market today can satisfy most drivers' daily commute needs. Electric outlets abound in this country and charging is less a problem than previously thought. Lastly, 21.2% believed there weren't enough choice in the electric vehicle market, something 2012 is changing considering the growing choice. All in all, electric cars deliver all we need for the overwhelming majority of our daily commutes. The last frontier to the wide adoption of electric cars still remains as affordability, followed by a distant range.
http://www.torquenews.com/1079/ev-price-concerns-potential-buyers-not-range
