This survey asked the French on the reasons why they did not plan to buy an electric vehicle in 2019. Thus, it appears that more than 30 percent of the people questioned answered that they did not wish to buy such a vehicle because the cost involved. About 25 percent of respondents also mentioned the lack of autonomy to drive.
Why wouldn't you buy an electric vehicle?
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Odoxa. (January 30, 2019). Why wouldn't you buy an electric vehicle? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154259/reasons-french-not-buy-car-electric/
Odoxa. "Why wouldn't you buy an electric vehicle?." Chart. January 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154259/reasons-french-not-buy-car-electric/
Odoxa. (2019). Why wouldn't you buy an electric vehicle?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154259/reasons-french-not-buy-car-electric/
Odoxa. "Why Wouldn't You Buy An Electric Vehicle?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154259/reasons-french-not-buy-car-electric/
Odoxa, Why wouldn't you buy an electric vehicle? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154259/reasons-french-not-buy-car-electric/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Why wouldn't you buy an electric vehicle? [Graph], Odoxa, January 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154259/reasons-french-not-buy-car-electric/