Would You Pay 1,500,000 for an Electric Car?
Japanese would. Ok, don’t worry, it is Yens not Pounds Sterling. According to a survey carried out by Reuters, Japanese consumers are happy to pay $15,800 or more for a brand new electric car. The survey included more than 800 economically active Japanese citizens.
The majority of them (40%) would part with one and a half million Yens to buy an electric car. Another 20% would add another million to their electrification budget whereas 10% of the respondents noted that they would currently refrain from buying an electric vehicle. The main reason for that being the lack of recharging points. Strange – many people forget that any (well, almost any) electric car available on the market can be recharged straight from a home electricity socket.
800 respondents is not much, however it can give us a great insight. Did we learn something new? I don’t think so – electric cars should get much cheaper or this whole idea will flop.
It would be interesting to make a similar poll in Europe and USA. I am sure that electro-scepticism is far more obvious here.
Looks like the first local manufacturer planning to capitalize on the electric-car-hunger of the compatriots is Mitsubishi, however, they price is very far from $15,800. Check this story.
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