Americans Won't Pay More for Green Cars. Will the Gulf Spill Change That?
In wake of the tragedy in the Gulf, you would think many Americans would be reevaluating their ideas on oil. The attitude towards offshore oil drilling may be changing, but does that translate into a willingness to spend more money on green cars? A new study has found that Americans do not want to pay more for clean technology cars; however, the study was conducted between April 6, 2010 - April 26, 2010. Autobloggreen explains:
Owners choose lower cost technological solutions over higher priced alternative fuels...
One in five Americans(1) indicate they would be extremely or very likely to purchase a start stop system (21 percent) or an ECO drive assistant (19 percent). Both of these systems provide an estimated 10 percent gain in fuel economy. Barely one in six owners say they are extremely or very likely to purchase flexible fuel engines (16 percent) or a clean diesel engine (14 percent)....
Only one out of 25 vehicle owners are extremely or very likely to consider purchasing fuel cell engines (4 percent), hybrid-electric engines (4 percent), plug-in hybrids (4 percent) and pure electric engines (2 percent). A comparative bright spot is a 10% level of consideration of compressed natural gas engines.
I wonder if the current tragedy in the Gulf would change the statistics if the survey was conducted today.
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Posted by Jennifer Lance at June 3, 2010 10:35 AM
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