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There was a "Your Views" article on the New Zealand Herald's website today.
It asked people what it would take to switch to a green car.
There were many good questions and some logic displayed, and as always, there were many who spoke before thinking.
I got a kick out of the article as it reinforced my view that common perception of electric vehicles is that they are all slow and mostly unpleasant to look at.
Some of the quotes from the article:
"Simple -just make sure they look good, instead of the poxy looking designs"
and
I'd change to a green car if it didn't actually look like a green car! What is it with the designers of these vehicles? Why can I not have a kick-arse looking car that is green?
and one more,
I would look at changing to a green car when:
1. They stop looking so bloody stupid, that Toyota Prius is the ugliest thing on wheels.
2. They are cost effective. They cost far too much for what they deliver.
3. They are capable of towing a boat, taking heavy loads to the tip and have enough boot space to compare with my current Holden S/W.
4. They perform properly. Slow cars are dangerous in my opinion.
So the common perception hasn't changed yet. This is good news for Big Oil and auto makers, but sad news for those of us battling that perception.
The biggest complaint is range. Many complain that even an EV with a 200km range (120 miles) is just too low. Of course none of those people drive half that distance - the average daily distance for Kiwis is less than 38km (23 miles) per day, but still many drivers seem want the option of long distance travel for unknown reasons.
It encourages me to get the car finished, get it on the road and get people talking about breaking their oil addictions.
It asked people what it would take to switch to a green car.
There were many good questions and some logic displayed, and as always, there were many who spoke before thinking.
I got a kick out of the article as it reinforced my view that common perception of electric vehicles is that they are all slow and mostly unpleasant to look at.
Some of the quotes from the article:
"Simple -just make sure they look good, instead of the poxy looking designs"
and
I'd change to a green car if it didn't actually look like a green car! What is it with the designers of these vehicles? Why can I not have a kick-arse looking car that is green?
and one more,
I would look at changing to a green car when:
1. They stop looking so bloody stupid, that Toyota Prius is the ugliest thing on wheels.
2. They are cost effective. They cost far too much for what they deliver.
3. They are capable of towing a boat, taking heavy loads to the tip and have enough boot space to compare with my current Holden S/W.
4. They perform properly. Slow cars are dangerous in my opinion.
So the common perception hasn't changed yet. This is good news for Big Oil and auto makers, but sad news for those of us battling that perception.
The biggest complaint is range. Many complain that even an EV with a 200km range (120 miles) is just too low. Of course none of those people drive half that distance - the average daily distance for Kiwis is less than 38km (23 miles) per day, but still many drivers seem want the option of long distance travel for unknown reasons.
It encourages me to get the car finished, get it on the road and get people talking about breaking their oil addictions.