A global survey conducted by the folks over at international consulting firm Deloitte shows that the current batch of electric vehicles do not meet consumers’ expectations. Or, to look at the results from a different perspective, it shows that consumers’ expectations are out of touch with reality.
Australia-based Deloitte Motor Industry Services says the vast majority of survey respondents demand electric vehicles that simply don’t exist. For example:
68 percent of respondents say electric vehicles must have a range of at least 200 miles.
58 percent of respondents demand a vehicle that charges from empty to full in two hours or less.
In the U.S., 57 percent of respondents aren’t willing to pay a premium for an electric vehicle, compared to a gasoline-powered vehicle.
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