Alternative Fuels: What Do People Really Think?

Alternative Fuels What Do People Really Think? 75% of people surveyed said they were concerned about environmental issues THE MORE YOU KNOW... 66 Which of these alternative fuel sources have you heard of? 99 % of AWARENESS 80.0 % Hybrid Electric O 73.9 % Solar Electric * 71.8 % Biodiesel 66.1 % Battery Electric 46.9 % Hydrogen Fuel Cell 39.2% Bioethanol 34.3 % Liquid Nitrogen 23.7% Algae Biofuels 22.0% Biomass Gas V 18.8 % HCNG 6.5% Ammonia Fuel 4.5% Dimethyl Ether Fuel NASTY OR NICE?.. C6 Do you consider the following fuel sources to be environmentally friendly? 99 KEY Clean Unclean Unsure Conventional Petrol Algae Biofuels Ammonia Fuel 12.66 % 13.88 % 17.15% 42.04 % 43.67% 55.10 % 31.02 % 70.20 % 14.29 % Battery Electric Biodiesel Bioethanol 25.31 % 26.12% 37.96 % 36.73 % 51.43 % 49.39 % 23.27% 24.49 % 25.31 % CNG Biomass Gas Dimethyl Ether Fuel HCNG 15.10 % 21.63 % 30.20 % 54.29 % 60.0 % 50.61 % 24.90 % 24.08 % 19.18 % Hybrid Electric Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solar Electric 15.51 % 24.90% 38.78 % 8.57 % 44.90 % 58.37 % 16.73 % 75.92 % 16.33 % WHAT ABOUT FUTURE FUEL?... When asked which fuels are most likely to be used in the vehicles of the future, the top five predictions were: 5 2032 TOP 1. 52.3 % Hybrid Electric O 2. 35.1 % Battery Electric 3. 30.5 % Coventional Petrol 4. 30.1 % Solar Electric * 5. 16.7% Hydrogen Fuel Cell 6 TOP 5. 1. 43.1 % Hybrid Electric O 2. 39.3 % Solar Electric * 3. 33.9 % Battery Electric 4. 27.6 % Hydrogen Fuel Cell O 5. 13.0 % Coventional Petrol A GENDER DIVIDE?... C6 Do you ever see yourself owning an alternative fuel vehicle? 29 75.9% YES YES 61.7% BARRIERS TO PURCHASE Only 39.1% have been inside any kind of alternative fuel vehicle: only 11.4% own one - Why? TAX BREAKS AVAILABILITY OF VEHICLES COST OF TOPPING-UP COST OF VEHICLE RECHARGE/REPLENISHMENT TIME AVAILABILITY OF TOP-UP POINTS CLEAN SOURCING OF FUELS Across the Pond UK and US attitudes. HYBRID AWARENESS When asked which alternative fuel sources they had heard of: 65.2% 97.2% of Britons named of Americans named Hybrid Electric Hybrid Electric 55.9% 80.0% of Britons have of Americans have been in a Hybrid car been in a Hybrid car DIFFERENT FUTURE VISIONS 66 In 20 and 30 years time, which fuels do you expect to be used by more than 25% of vehicles on International roads? 9) 202032 YEARS 71.3 % 46.3 % 36.4 % 35.2 % 25.6 % 25.6 % 21.3 % 17.1 % 14.8 % 12.4 % 30 2062 YEARS 52.8% 49.1 % 42.6 % 38.0 % 27.9 % 26.4 % 26.4 % 28.7 % 17.8 % 14.8 % 39% of UK respondents and 18.5% of US respondents claimed they didn't believe they will ever own an alternative fuel vehicle... SOURCE: INDEPENDENT SURVEY BY NATIONWIDE VEHICLE CONTRACTS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RESPONDENTS: 245 INDIVIDUALS N TIONUWIDE © 2012 COPYRIGHT NATIONWIDE VEHICLE CONTRACTS INFOGRAPHIC BY FRESHEGG.COM vehicle contracts wwW.NATIONWIDEVEHICLECONTRACTS.CO.UK SAFETY E Hybrid Electric O Biodiesel A Battery Electric O Hydrogen Fuel Cell * Solar Electric I Battery Electric O Hydrogen Fuel Cell E Hybrid Electric > Biodiesel * Solar Electric E Hybrid Electric O Biodiesel : Battery Electric O Hydrogen Fuel Cell * Solar Electric I Battery Electric O Hydrogen Fuel Cell E Hybrid Electric > Biodiesel * Solar Electric VEHICLE ATTRACTIVENESS