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Quebecers’ interest in purchasing an electric or hybrid vehicle continues to grow, a new survey suggests.
But while a poll conducted for the autoHEBDO.net car trading website suggests that 55 per cent of respondents are open to the idea of going electric or hybrid, 80 per cent of those respondents say their enthusiasm is based on the government helping pay for the purchase.
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That distinction reduces the proportion of Quebecers ready to pay full price for an electric vehicle to about 25 per cent.
MONTREAL Interest in electric or hybrid vehicles continues to grow in Quebec. According to a survey conducted by autoHEBDO.net, 55 per cent of respondents are open to the idea of buying an environmentally friendly vehicle, but there s a big step between the intention to buy and actually doing so. First, the majority of potential buyers are motivated by government incentives, in 80 per cent of cases. That number means that less than a quarter of the population would be willing to buy a green vehicle at full price. Among those who are motivated to buy an electric vehicle because of government incentives, 44 per cent say the minimum subsidy should be at least $10,000, and 19 per cent say the amount should be between $4,000 and $6,000.