Roy Morgan Research has released a new survey showing that more Australians are looking to buy an electric car:
New automotive data from Roy Morgan shows the proportion of Australians looking to buy electric or hybrid vehicles in the near future continues to grow as petrol vehicles decrease in popularity.
Among Australians who intend on purchasing a new vehicle in the next four years 59.1% say a petrol engine vehicle is the most likely type (down a significant 6.3% points on a year ago). This is followed by diesel vehicles (23.5%), hybrid vehicles (12.7%) and electric vehicles (4.2%).
Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says that environmentally friendly vehicles are growing at the expense of petrol-powered engines.
“Although electric and hybrid vehicles are still in their infancy in Australia, both engine types are becoming more and more attractive to people intending to buy a new car in the future. This comes at the expense of petrol vehicles, which continue to decrease in popularity.
“A year ago, 148,000 Australians were intending to buy a hybrid vehicle, and 50,000 were intending to buy an electric vehicle. This has grown to 188,000 and 63,000 respectively and, given the increasing focus on environment issues, we can expect those numbers to keep rising.”
These latest findings are drawn from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey, Australia’s leading market research survey, compiled by in-depth face-to-face interviews with over 50,000 Australians each year in their homes.
Of Australians who intend to buy an electric vehicle in the following four years, 37.5% would consider purchasing a Tesla, followed by Hyundai (20.4%), Toyota (19.6%), Kia (12.5%) and BMW (12.3%).
“The electric car market in Australia is still evolving, with many manufacturers yet to release a fully electric vehicle. This data is particularly encouraging for brands such as Toyota and Kia – for despite them not having yet released electric models in Australia, future car intenders are considering those brands for their next purchase. Kia may well consider bringing forward the introduction of their e-Niro and E-soul electric vehicles to the Australian market on the back of such results,” says Ms. Levine.
Another new survey of Victorian drivers has found that more people would prefer to purchase a hybrid vehicle:
The survey undertaken by toll road mangers EastLink found that around 40 per cent of motorists would prefer to buy a hybrid vehicle as their next vehicle, beating out petrol vehicles which were the preferred choice of around 32 per cent of motorists.
The results highlight the substantial shift that appears likely to occur in the passenger vehicle market, with a substantial proportion of petrol-fueled vehicle owners indicating they are keen to switch to an electric alternative…
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
Seems like we will be needing some new coal-fired power stations for generate all that electricity, so we can reduce car emissions
ColinMEMBER
Well the Nub I can’t seem to get to the bottom of, is whether PanelsFans will ever be enough for an ever increasing baseload? And whether (less, but still dirty) Gas peakers will suffice to bridge any gaps till cold fusion – since we’re not allowed to talk about the expensive N word.
Yes, but does it make a really loud noise when you rev it? This is a potentially insurmountable problem — unless you synch an ICE V8 noise, playing over a loud-speaker, with the pedal pressure.
reusachtigeMEMBER
This! Some rare ones may be looking a bit better but they still sound [email protected]!!.
Had a go in a Jag IPace recently (a little slower than that Tesla) & I’m converted!
DominicMEMBER
Ah, but have you ever felt the mechanical power of a Lambo? Obviously not 😉
DavidMEMBER
Better get your hands on a Teslonda.
Car enthusiast Jim Belosic put a Tesla motor into an old Honda. The car combo can accelerate from 0-60 miles per hour in only 2.45 seconds. That’s faster than a Bugatti Veyron or Lamborghini Huracán. He calls his electric car creation a Teslonda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSt_Y4gZgM
I paid my deposit for a Cybertruck a couple of weeks ago.
DominicMEMBER
Good luck with that. You’ll be lucky to see your money again
Tassie TomMEMBER
I don’t know what you drive, but unless it’s electric I’ll smash you at the lights.
DominicMEMBER
Don’t bother, I get bogans doing that kind of thing all the time.
A few years ago some guy in a BMW X5 tail-gated me all the way to a set of lights, pulled up alongside and then raced away on Green. About 500 metres down the road he’d been pulled over the by the rozzers for speeding and getting a nice fat fine for his jack-assedness. I gave him a big smile and the [email protected] sign as I cruised by. He lapped it up, as you can imagine. Every now and again you have good days like that.
V
A whole $100?
blindjusticeMEMBER
Curious – why are there so few diesel hybrids?
JohnRMEMBER
I think diesel is pretty much dusted due to particulate and NO emissions?
DominicMEMBER
Possibly the electric motor unit is less compatible with a petrol engine – space in the engine bay? All diesels are gutless and therefore need a turbo and/or supercharger which is extra kit under the hood.
drsmithyMEMBER
Curious – why are there so few diesel hybrids?
Start/stop responsiveness ? Don’t petrol hybrids turn the engine on and off quite a bit ?
Due to family needs, I’m really keen to get an electric van as soon as they are available and reasonably priced – genuinely keen.
footsore
The price issue is where myself and most of my friends are at. There are very few people I know who are still see range as an actual inhibitor for uptake. As the uptake increases we will also see more chargers installed which shall decrease the remaining range anxiety for most.
JasonMEMBER
Charging is an issue if you don’t have your own garage/ drive way.
footsore
I’m currently in that category. It’s a tomorrow problem for the moment. Though, it’d be quite comical to see the extension cords and powerboards all over the streets of suburbs full of students.
JasonMEMBER
You can’t really charge from your normal mains. You will need 3 phase power somewhere to push enough amps through. I would imagine in due course new unit blocks will have a couple of these but unless you concert visitors parking to EV charging spots and have some sort of roster system (plus a way to allocates the costs) it will be hard to add to existing unit blocks.
Mining BoganMEMBER
Yep, purely a price issue now. Workmates still bang on about range but when you quiz them their lives seem to be more shut-in than mine. They’re repeating what they hear from the Bolta.
TPTB must realise that the only reason for hesitation now is price and that’s why there’s no government support. Straya. Winning.
footsore
Many people could get buy with a electric bicycle, electric or normal, as their main mode of transport. Myself included.
Jacob
11 February 2020
Electric car drivers ‘avoid’ parts of Wales
It is safer to drive through England than mid Wales in an electric car because of the lack of charging points
Only 60 of the 990 Welsh charging points are rapid ones
If only I were in the city…… an EV wouldn’t make it to Canberra on it’s own from here, let alone towing a track car (which I’d also like to be electric for that awesome throttle response on hillclimbs……)
Towing is another issue. I’d suggest playing around with the Rivan or Cybertruck Alpha figures and see what it come up with. You would probably have to stop in Goburn though
I’m a big fan of electric cars but I know what’s really stopping “mass adoption”. Resale value and the depth of the used car market isn’t there yet. Most studies compare new -> new but many economic buyers are happy buying a 3 yr old car with 30,000km on the clock and getting most of the mileage while paying half price. This needs time to establish before the adoption curve goes beyond linear.
Davey
You can now buy a Tesla 3 for roughly the same price as a 3 series BMW, so of course people are warming to them. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when they will become more affordable. No government subsidy required (sidenote — there’s already a quasi-subsidy, petrol has huge excise, electricity doesn’t), let the market work as it is.
V
LOL, who are you kidding. People dont have the money, and thats with massive home equity gains that people can use as ATM for expensive toys.
DylanMEMBER
So we should switch to a car that costs twice as much with half the range that is essentially powered by coal. Yeah that makes sense.
Jumping jack flash
Think bigger.
Jumping jack flash
How do electric cars go with towing caravans and such?
I am really excited for electric cars because when coupled with off-grid electricity it means total energy independence.
It is a remarkably powerful position for a population to be in, and it means a level of freedom that we haven’t experienced since the horse and cart.
I’m sure our masters are thinking up ways to diminish that power and limit that freedom.
Clive Maund has not yet warmed to electric cars
https://www.clivemaund.com/article.php?id=5261
Seems like we will be needing some new coal-fired power stations for generate all that electricity, so we can reduce car emissions
Well the Nub I can’t seem to get to the bottom of, is whether PanelsFans will ever be enough for an ever increasing baseload? And whether (less, but still dirty) Gas peakers will suffice to bridge any gaps till cold fusion – since we’re not allowed to talk about the expensive N word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoASZyihalc
Are ceteris paribus this time around? Or can only VCs afford new cars.
Let me know when they build electronic cars for real men!
Here you go.
https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/kreisel-electric-mercedes-benz-g-wagen-video
Yes, but does it make a really loud noise when you rev it? This is a potentially insurmountable problem — unless you synch an ICE V8 noise, playing over a loud-speaker, with the pedal pressure.
This! Some rare ones may be looking a bit better but they still sound [email protected]!!.
And another
https://qz.com/1598500/aston-martin-unveils-all-electric-sports-car-fit-for-james-bond/
Audi E-Tron
https://tinyurl.com/sr3vwwl
Porsche Taycan
https://www.porsche.com/australia/aboutporsche/e-performance/
That Porsche has four doors. Jury still out on manliness.
here ya go
https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/showroom/i-miev/
An excellent little vehicle for hiding behind the dumpster when parking out the back of the Thai massage place. No real man should be without one.
Even a mums Tesla would blow away men in Lambo’s, GTR’s etc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iScMHNt0-xk
Had a go in a Jag IPace recently (a little slower than that Tesla) & I’m converted!
Ah, but have you ever felt the mechanical power of a Lambo? Obviously not 😉
Better get your hands on a Teslonda.
Car enthusiast Jim Belosic put a Tesla motor into an old Honda. The car combo can accelerate from 0-60 miles per hour in only 2.45 seconds. That’s faster than a Bugatti Veyron or Lamborghini Huracán. He calls his electric car creation a Teslonda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSt_Y4gZgM
Toyota, Yamaha and Honda are developing an electric manual for mass-produced cars, similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBQbGM9-0jk
don’t be an early adopter…
I paid my deposit for a Cybertruck a couple of weeks ago.
Good luck with that. You’ll be lucky to see your money again
I don’t know what you drive, but unless it’s electric I’ll smash you at the lights.
Don’t bother, I get bogans doing that kind of thing all the time.
A few years ago some guy in a BMW X5 tail-gated me all the way to a set of lights, pulled up alongside and then raced away on Green. About 500 metres down the road he’d been pulled over the by the rozzers for speeding and getting a nice fat fine for his jack-assedness. I gave him a big smile and the [email protected] sign as I cruised by. He lapped it up, as you can imagine. Every now and again you have good days like that.
A whole $100?
Curious – why are there so few diesel hybrids?
I think diesel is pretty much dusted due to particulate and NO emissions?
Possibly the electric motor unit is less compatible with a petrol engine – space in the engine bay? All diesels are gutless and therefore need a turbo and/or supercharger which is extra kit under the hood.
Curious – why are there so few diesel hybrids?
Start/stop responsiveness ? Don’t petrol hybrids turn the engine on and off quite a bit ?
Due to family needs, I’m really keen to get an electric van as soon as they are available and reasonably priced – genuinely keen.
The price issue is where myself and most of my friends are at. There are very few people I know who are still see range as an actual inhibitor for uptake. As the uptake increases we will also see more chargers installed which shall decrease the remaining range anxiety for most.
Charging is an issue if you don’t have your own garage/ drive way.
I’m currently in that category. It’s a tomorrow problem for the moment. Though, it’d be quite comical to see the extension cords and powerboards all over the streets of suburbs full of students.
You can’t really charge from your normal mains. You will need 3 phase power somewhere to push enough amps through. I would imagine in due course new unit blocks will have a couple of these but unless you concert visitors parking to EV charging spots and have some sort of roster system (plus a way to allocates the costs) it will be hard to add to existing unit blocks.
Yep, purely a price issue now. Workmates still bang on about range but when you quiz them their lives seem to be more shut-in than mine. They’re repeating what they hear from the Bolta.
TPTB must realise that the only reason for hesitation now is price and that’s why there’s no government support. Straya. Winning.
Many people could get buy with a electric bicycle, electric or normal, as their main mode of transport. Myself included.
Meh, just a matter of time.
If only I were in the city…… an EV wouldn’t make it to Canberra on it’s own from here, let alone towing a track car (which I’d also like to be electric for that awesome throttle response on hillclimbs……)
Tesla has a supercharger at Golbourn.
A map of public chargers.
https://electricvehiclecouncil.com.au/about-ev/charger-map/
Hi Colin,
I had a play around https://abetterrouteplanner.com/. If you have the Tesla Y or 3 extended range then you’d make it Sydney to Canberra without stopping (assume start 90% and arrive 15%) – https://abetterrouteplanner.com/?plan_uuid=9c8dba57-4934-481d-924c-888d9ee60420
Towing is another issue. I’d suggest playing around with the Rivan or Cybertruck Alpha figures and see what it come up with. You would probably have to stop in Goburn though
Ian
Kia Niro looks good. Still $70k though.
Harley’s ‘Live Wire’ looks pretty good
https://www.caradvice.com.au/778032/2020-harley-davidson-livewire-review/
I’m a big fan of electric cars but I know what’s really stopping “mass adoption”. Resale value and the depth of the used car market isn’t there yet. Most studies compare new -> new but many economic buyers are happy buying a 3 yr old car with 30,000km on the clock and getting most of the mileage while paying half price. This needs time to establish before the adoption curve goes beyond linear.
You can now buy a Tesla 3 for roughly the same price as a 3 series BMW, so of course people are warming to them. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when they will become more affordable. No government subsidy required (sidenote — there’s already a quasi-subsidy, petrol has huge excise, electricity doesn’t), let the market work as it is.
LOL, who are you kidding. People dont have the money, and thats with massive home equity gains that people can use as ATM for expensive toys.
So we should switch to a car that costs twice as much with half the range that is essentially powered by coal. Yeah that makes sense.
Think bigger.
How do electric cars go with towing caravans and such?
I am really excited for electric cars because when coupled with off-grid electricity it means total energy independence.
It is a remarkably powerful position for a population to be in, and it means a level of freedom that we haven’t experienced since the horse and cart.
I’m sure our masters are thinking up ways to diminish that power and limit that freedom.