Mobility Innovators

Continental released its annual Mobility Study 2022. The study conducted Online interviews of 6,000 respondents in 6 countries – Germany (1,001), France (1,000), the USA (1,000), China (1,009), Japan (1,000) and Norway (1,001)

Key findings of the study on 4 key areas are as follows:

Personal Mobility

– Car is the preferred mode of transport in these countries. However, the USA tops with 60% of respondents use car more often than Japan (27%)

– Sadly, 42% of respondents in the USA owned 2 and more cars, compared to China where 72% of respondents own 1 car

– Pandemic has influenced people’s travel behavior as around 3/4 of respondents prefer to travel alone or with people they know

– Rising energy cost has an impact on consumer confidence and 50% of respondents in Germany can not afford to drive if the fuel price will cross €2.80 per liter

Public Transport 

– China leads in the use of public transport, as 49% of respondents use public transport at least once a week. On the other hand, 81% of respondents use public transport less than once a month in the USA

– People who own cars tend to have less inclination toward car-sharing, ride-sharing, and shuttle services, except in China

– China and Germany lead in the use of bikes – 45% of the German population ride their bikes at least once a week

Electric Vehicles

– Conventional fuel vehicles still rule the market – France leads in Diesel vehicles ownership (45%), Japan in hybrid vehicles (26%), and Norway in Electric vehicles (13%)

– Electric vehicles are still not affordable as 62% of all respondents do not think they can afford to buy an electric car in the near future

– Awareness about the running cost of electric vehicles is low in all countries except Norway (50% of respondents are well-informed about the running costs of an electric car). It is very low in Japan as only 20% of respondents are aware of it

– Most respondents are not sure about purchasing an electric car, except in China as 83% of respondents say that their next car will be an electric one

– Most respondents are looking for government subsidies to purchase an electric car, except in China as 1/2 of the respondents would buy an electric cars even without government subsidies

Technology in Cars

– Chinese car owners like to have electronic assistants in their next car as 85% of respondents rated its an important feature

– Most respondents, except in China, are concerned that technology will make cars more expensive

– China and Japan lead in the adoption of automated driving as 89% and 75% of respondents respectively see Automated driving as a useful advancement

– Respondents in Asia have more trust in automated driving as 82% of respondents in China are willing to drive automatically and more optimistic about its use in daily life