Global consumers' preferred public charging location when away from home 2022

According to an October 2022 survey, dedicated electric vehicle service stations were the most popular alternative to home charging in China, where 43 percent of respondents highlighted these made the most sense for their charging needs. In contrast, 36 percent of Japanese participants mentioned traditional gas stations with EV chargers would be the public charging locations which made the most sense for them.

Distribution of consumers' preferred electric vehicle public charging locations when away from home as of October 2022, by selected country

Characteristic	Dedicated EV service station	Traditionam gas station with EV chargers	Vehicle dealership	Retail outlet/mall	Parking lot	On-street parking*	Any location with a charger	Other
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Release date

January 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

September to October 2022

Number of respondents

2,652 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

consumers of driving age.

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The original question is "Which of the following public locations makes the most sense to charge your EV when you are away from home?"
The sample included 374 participants form China, 478 participants from Germany, 384 participants from India, 345 participants from Japan, 453 participants from South Korea, and 618 participants from the United States.

Values might not add up to 100 due to rounding.

Under one percent of German respondents reported expecting to charge their EVs at other locations, which was rounded down to 0.

*Includes hotels, community and public buildings, etc.

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