In the Czech Republic, electric cars do not drive. Internal combustion engines rule sales, survey says

While in EU countries, the ecological aspect of traffic habits is taken into account in an average of 24 percent, there is no darkness in the area of ​​ecology.

From an ecological point of view, only nine percent of them contributed to a change in transport habits, which is two and a half times less than in other EU countries and a quarter less than in France or Spain, according to Luk Soural, business and marketing editor of Europ Assistance, who conducted the Mobility Barometer 2024 survey.

A quarter of the household owns a car. Most of them are cars with an internal combustion engine. One of the factors is the lack of information about the benefits of ecological transport and how traditional transport has an impact on the environment, I say Soural.

This will be reflected in the lateness of the electric car. According to the survey, only seventeen percent of Czech households consider it. In other countries, this meaning is often double-edged, points out Soural.

For example, in Poland, 37 percent of households are considering buying an electric car, and in Portugal, 35 percent. In these countries, however, potential recipients of an electric car also have government support. They also have a warmer climate and longer hours of sunshine.

This creates very favorable conditions for the use of photovoltaics and cheaper charged dog wallboxes. Charging and charging from charging stations is another positive factor that motivates the purchase of an electric car, commented Soural.

Thus, the Czech Republic does not have a strong support even behind the European average, which is 29 percent. However, it is not just an ecological treaty. Electric cars are usually more expensive in terms of maintenance and investment than vehicles with classic internal combustion engines. But there are also concerns about long journeys and the sweat of filling stations.

The infrastructure of charging stations, without which electric vehicles cannot function, is limited in terms of capacity against fallen countries. There is therefore a general fear of a place to recharge when driving to a charging station, and there is also a fear of insufficient charging speed, explains Luk Soural. But these attitudes and reasons will be studied in the future. For example, the amount that still weighs on investment will increase, but concerns about the sweat of charging stations will gradually weaken.

Among those who are considering the purchase of an electric car, the reasons for the delay are both low cost (43 percent) and environmental change (39 percent). The demand is firmly established among young men who live in cities and in childless relationships with a low budget for transportation.

That’s why you sing and there will probably be cars with internal combustion engines for a long time. According to them, 95 percent are in the dark. These cars are even more difficult to rent as used. The car they use first was shared by 62 percent of Czech respondents as second-hand, a quarter less than the average in other EU countries, said Tom Chaloupka, head of Europ Assistance for B2C.

Cars with a gasoline combustion engine are the most popular in Esk. Diesel vehicles dominate, for example, in Portugal. Electric cars will then take off in Italy and Belgium.