Poll: Comeback of the gasoline engine?
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Targobank surveyed German car users about their current mood. One of the most surprising findings of this survey is that gasoline-powered cars are doing well again.
The Düsseldorf-based bank has commissioned the Forsa polling institute to conduct this car study every year since 2016. This year's survey again focused on the decision-making criteria for buying a car, attitudes toward different types of drive, and fundamental views on current transport policy issues.
Against combustion car ban
What was surprising in this survey was the comeback of the gasoline engine. Expressed in figures: 30 percent of respondents give priority to this drive. In 2022, the figure was still 22 percent. In line with this, 65 percent also reject the ban on internal combustion engines that will come into force in 2035.
The popularity of alternative drive systems is therefore declining compared with the previous year. Only just under 36 percent of respondents are planning to switch when they next buy a car. In particular, the popularity of hybrid cars, which 18 percent would still choose, is declining, and a pure electric car would still be an option for 16 percent.
Image of e-cars suffers
However, the popularity of diesel drive remains slightly in decline. The much-discussed e-fuels have become much better known. 78 percent are familiar with the term, and 54 percent think the technology should be pursued further. In contrast, the environmentally friendly image of electric vehicles has been steadily declining since 2016. Only 39 percent of respondents still consider e-cars to be more environmentally friendly than internal combustion engines across the board. Compared with modern combustion engines, as many as two-thirds believe that e-cars are not a more environmentally friendly alternative.
Majority for speed limit
The results of the survey on the introduction of a general speed limit on highways in Germany remained constant compared with the previous year. Here, 63 percent still agree with a general limit, while 35 percent reject it. The level of the speed limit perceived as appropriate also remained almost at the previous year's level, at 135 kilometers per hour. With regard to traffic development in inner cities, 77 percent generally reject car-free inner cities or a blanket speed limit of 30km/h.
Source: auto-medienportal.net
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