Motorists predicted a bleak future for electric cars in Russia
- December 15, 2023
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Sometimes it seems that electric cars are entering everyday life in Russia by leaps and bounds. However, that is not the case. This is confirmed by a survey
Sometimes it seems that electric cars are entering everyday life in Russia by leaps and bounds. However, that is not the case. This is confirmed by a survey conducted by the AvtoVzglyad portal among its readers.
Fans of domestic electric mobility, who traditionally remain silent in winter, still do not get tired of poking car skeptics in the face with the statistical percentage growth of sales of these vehicles in Russia. Formally, it is difficult to find errors in their calculations. Only about 3,000 electric trains were sold in our market last year, and at least 10,000 such vehicles are expected to be sold by the end of 2023. And some analysts estimate the figures at 12,000-13,000!
If such predictions come true, it will be possible to talk about an explosive growth in demand for electric vehicles in our country – 4-4.5 times. Such numbers should send the endorphins in the blood of any Russian electromobilization fan through the roof. But all this is in vain. Such growth rates are possible for one simple reason: because of the extremely low “base”, compared to which around 10,000 to 13,000 cars per year seems like a fantastic success. Let’s not forget that the Russian car market is expected to show a volume of at least 900,000 passenger cars by the end of 2023. Some predict 1 million sales. Such a discrepancy in the context of “electric vehicles” is not fundamental.
Even in the best case for the latter, the market share of electric trains will not exceed 1.4% in 2023. Agree that such a figure no longer looks particularly uplifting. Considering that the Russian car market in normal times was 1.6 to 1.8 million cars and light commercial vehicles per year, this is generally sad.
Let the country have not even 10,000, but at least 20,000 eccentric individuals per year who want to test a cross between a smart vacuum cleaner and a normal car! Yet they will not make a difference in our market and ‘electric trains’ will remain an extremely niche means of transport.
Which was confirmed by the last heavy snowfall that hit the European part of Russia. As soon as the weather seriously deteriorated, the number of electric vehicles on the roads dropped to zero: a good indicator of the real confidence of Russians in this type of technology.
This fact reflects the results of a survey conducted by the AvtoVzglyad portal among its readers. We asked them: “Do you believe in the future of electric vehicles in Russia”? The question, as you can see, allows you to get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe integral assessment of the idea of using electric transport in Russian conditions.
A total of 10,350 people took part in the study. Of these, the vast majority – approximately 8,000 respondents (73%) – responded that they do not believe in the future of electric vehicles in our country. And only almost 3,000 (27%) believe that Russia’s prospects for electric transport are quite bright.
Of course, the future will judge us all one day. However, as we see, the present allows us to doubt the suitability of domestic supporters of electromobilization.
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Fans of domestic electric mobility, who traditionally remain silent in winter, still do not get tired of poking car skeptics in the face with the statistical percentage growth of sales of these vehicles in Russia. Formally, it is difficult to find errors in their calculations. Only about 3,000 ‘electric trains’ were sold in our market last year, and at least 10,000 such vehicles are expected to be sold by the end of 2023. And some analysts estimate the figures at 12,000-13,000!
If such predictions come true, it will be possible to talk about an explosive growth in demand for electric vehicles in our country – 4-4.5 times. Such numbers should send the endorphins in the blood of any Russian electromobilization fan through the roof. But all this is in vain. Such growth rates are possible for one simple reason: because of the extremely low ‘base’, compared to which around 10,000 to 13,000 cars per year seems like a fantastic success. Let’s not forget that the Russian car market is expected to show a volume of at least 900,000 passenger cars by the end of 2023. Some predict 1 million sales. Such a discrepancy in the context of “electric vehicles” is not fundamental.
Even in the best case for the latter, the market share of electric trains will not exceed 1.4% in 2023. Agree that such a figure no longer looks particularly uplifting. Considering that the Russian car market in normal times was 1.6 to 1.8 million cars and light commercial vehicles per year, this is generally sad.
Let the country have not even 10,000, but at least 20,000 eccentric individuals per year who want to test a cross between a smart vacuum cleaner and a normal car! Yet they will not make a difference in our market and ‘electric trains’ will remain an extremely niche means of transport.
Which was confirmed by the last heavy snowfall that hit the European part of Russia. As soon as the weather seriously deteriorated, the number of electric vehicles on the roads dropped to zero: a good indicator of the real confidence of Russians in this type of technology.
This fact reflects the results of a survey conducted by the AvtoVzglyad portal among its readers. We asked them: “Do you believe in the future of electric vehicles in Russia”? The question, as you can see, allows you to get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe integral assessment of the idea of using electric transport in Russian conditions.
A total of 10,350 people took part in the study. Of these, the vast majority – approximately 8,000 respondents (73%) – responded that they do not believe in the future of electric vehicles in our country. And only almost 3,000 (27%) believe that Russia’s prospects for electric transport are quite bright.
Of course, the future will judge us all one day. However, as we see, the present allows us to doubt the suitability of domestic supporters of electromobilization.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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