The Chinese would appear to be more receptive to the electric car than other developed countries, according to a recent study by Ernst & Young. In fact, nearly 60% of Chinese drivers say they would buy an electric car; this compares to only 22% of Europeans, 13% of Americans and 8% of Japanese.
China is the largest global market, with 16.5 million vehicles in 2009, and has decided to go green and to develop electric vehicles within its automotive market. So, taking into account the serious pollution problems that afflict the country and the population’s growing demand for everything automotive (there are currently only 28 cars per 1,000 Chinese households), the government is apparently ready to invest up to 100 billion yuan ($14bn, or just over £9bn) in electric vehicle development over the next ten years.
As a quarter of new cars are currently sold in China, it is certainly within automotive manufacturers’ interest to turn towards this market, which could soon become the global leader in terms of electric mobility.
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