Preference for other technologies Sample Clauses

Preference for other technologies. In order to understand the preference for FCHs cars compared to other type of cars, respond- ents were asked to rate a set of alternative technologies as a worse, about the same or a better option than FCEVs. As shown in figure 43, respondents generally express a preference for FCHs over conventional cars (the ratio of those who consider it a better option versus those who consider it a worse option is 0.45) and compressed or liquefied natural gas cars (ratio of 0.76). Full electric cars (ratio of 1.57) and hybrid cars (ratio of 1.95) are preferred options compared to hydrogen cars. The percentage of respondents that do not have a clear opinion on this (don’t know option) is around 10%, standing out the 23% for the comparison between natural gas cars (CNG – LNG) and FCEVs. CNG or LNG a less positive option about the same a more positive option I don’t know Conventional cars 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Figure 44. Evaluation of alternative technologies as compared to FCEVs (as % of respondents that consider the alternatives a worse, about the same or a better option) There are significant differences across countries in their preference for alternative cars. So, alt- ▇▇▇▇▇ in all of the countries FCEVs are preferred over conventional cars (conventional cars are rated as a less preferred option), the average of the preference varies among the countries. Re- spondents in France and Spain have the highest preference for hybrid cars over FCEVs (39% and 35% respectively). In Norway and Slovenia, respondents have the highest preference for full electric vehicles over FCEVs. The details for the seven studied countries can be seen in the figure below which shows the rate of those preferring FCEV in comparison to other alternatives. Ger- many is the only country where the percentage of respondents that consider electric cars a worse option than FCHE cars is higher than the percentage that considers electric car a better option (Figure 44). United Kingdom Spain Slovenia Norway Germany France Belgium 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% CNF / LNG Full electric Hybrid cars Conventional cars