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Section 3 - The future is electric

Electric cars are synonymous with progress

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ELECTRIC CARS: AT THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN INNOVATION AND PROGRESS

Some of the results from last year’s Observatoire Cetelem shed further light on the topic. What they highlight, for instance, is that 84% of young people believe that technological advances will improve the environmental performance of cars. This opinion is held by all generations (Fig. 23).

Fig. 23

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However, young people are more likely than their elders to believe that electric cars are the very embodiment of progressive innovation (Fig. 24).

Fig. 24

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ELECTRICITY, THE SOURCE OF A BETTER FUTURE

Electric vehicles are considered to display even more virtues than their combustion-engined cousins. 1 in 2 young people say that they are more environmentally friendly, compared with only 4 in 10 seniors.

The differences in the opinions of urbanites and rural dwellers are striking: the former are twice as likely as the latter to believe that EVs have a positive impact. The largest numbers of doubters can be found in Germany and France.

Sub-section 10
Doubts over the green credentials of cars
It’s difficult to imagine what the world will look like in 30 years’ time. Difficult, but not impossible, or so young people tell us. According to them, cars will be as important, if not more imp
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Sub-section 12
Cars, EVs especially, will have an even stronger presence tomorrow
The idea of a future powered by a strong electric current makes young people feel particularly optimistic about the evolving role of cars. In 2011, 29% of young people surveyed felt that cars wou