ELECTRIC VEHICLE PURCHASE: WAITING TIMES SHORTER THAN EXPECTED

By Piero Facchin

The Montreal Electric Vehicle Show has just ended, and more than ever, the craze for electric vehicles is not letting up. But what about waiting times to get your new EV?

A survey conducted by Équiterre as part of its Running Electric campaign shows that waiting times for electric vehicles (EVs) are shorter than you might think.

The “Give us the news” survey was conducted in December 2022 with 2,382 respondents who participated in the Running Electric activities and test drives. The purpose of this annual survey is to determine the importance of test drive events and other factors influencing electric vehicle purchases and to understand the behaviours of potential buyers.

The survey also found that test drives played an important role in the EV purchase decision of many Quebecers. Half (51%) of those who have purchased an EV says that the test drives influenced their decision. Most of them were conducted with volunteer EV owners from the Association des Véhicules Électriques du Québec (AVÉQ).

Finally, several test drive events, training sessions and webinars will also be organized this spring as part of the Running Electric Rendezvous. This showcase of electrification activities across Québec will include a webinar hosted by Hydro-Québec on energy needs related to the electrification of transportation (May 31 at 12:00 p.m.) and a webinar on the Québec government’s Roulez vert grant program (June 8 at 12:15 p.m.). For all the details and to view the program, visit the Running Electric website.