When it comes to choosing the engine type of their next car, motorists tend to stick to what they know. According to the 2018 Continental Mobility Study, an overwhelming majority – more than 80 percent of respondents in Germany and China and over 90 percent in the U.S.A. – would choose the same type of engine as their current car. The only country open to change is Japan, where at least a quarter of respondents said they would consider a different type of engine.
The drivetrain people use have no bearing on their willingness to change; around 10 percent of motorists surveyed in China and Japan drove hybrid vehicles or electric cars. Over 80 percent of this group said they would remain loyal to electric drivetrain concepts when buying a new car.
“The results clearly show that motorists nowadays still tend to be conservative when choosing engine types and stick to what they know. This is something that must be considered in the move toward electric mobility, along with long-standing concerns regarding vehicle range. Yet we envisage much higher acceptance of alternative drivetrain concepts in the years to come, when there is a broader range of vehicles available and the general conditions become more attractive – such as tax breaks for company cars,” said Andreas Wolf, president of Continental’s Powertrain division.
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SOURCE: Continental
