Study Electric Vehicle Owners Travel Longer Than Fuel Vehicle Owners in Sweden

TapTechNews August 22nd news, a study by the Swedish social research company Sifo and the charging pile company Zaptec shows that electric vehicle owners actually travel longer distances than owners of fuel vehicles.

Sifo and Zaptec surveyed 1082 people who currently drive fuel-powered cars and 1032 people who currently drive electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles. The age range of both fuel vehicle and electric vehicle drivers participating in the survey is 18-79 years old.

According to the research results, 54% of electric vehicle owners said they rarely or never experienced range anxiety. However, about 45% of fuel-powered vehicle owners still cite range anxiety as the main reason why they don't want to buy an electric vehicle.

The study also found that 31% of electric vehicle owners in Sweden make at least 11 one-way trips with a distance of more than 20 miles (TapTechNews note: about 32.19 kilometers) every year, while only 19% of fuel vehicle owners have made similar trips.