There is a need to catch up on charging infrastructure

There is a need to catch up on charging infrastructure

For the trend study, Integral market and opinion research surveyed 500 Austrian car owners between the ages of 18 and 69 online for AutoScout24 in February 2024, representative of this target group. The result: Despite the increasing interest in electric vehicles - 51 percent of those surveyed are generally considering buying an electric car - the e-mobility infrastructure in Austria continues to be assessed critically. Only 16 percent of Austrian car owners rate the current infrastructure as good or very good; two years ago the figure was 13 percent. This is shown by the AutoScout24 trend survey, which was carried out by Integral among 500 Austrian car owners.

Nikolaus Menches, Country Manager at AutoScout24: “The assessment of Austrians has not improved significantly since 2022. In order to successfully make the transition to greener mobility, significant improvements are necessary here.” The survey surveyed perceptions of the range of e-charging stations, specialized workshops, etc. The younger generation of people under 30 tend to be optimistic and rate the infrastructure for electric cars as good or very good. The value has increased from 20 percent to 33 percent since 2022. In contrast, skepticism towards the infrastructure increases with the age of the respondents. Only 8 percent of the 50-plus generation give a positive assessment.

In a comparison of federal states, the West with Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg is currently doing significantly better in the survey than in 2022. Satisfaction with the infrastructure has increased from 14 percent to 22 percent. In Vienna you can also see an improvement of 4 percent, with around one in five people finding the framework conditions for e-mobility good. In the regions of Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria and Carinthia, satisfaction is stagnating at a low level of 10 percent. “Our trend study shows that the infrastructure for electromobility remains a critical point that urgently needs to be addressed,” says Nikolaus Menches.