Summary of Previous Engagement (2020)

Overall, 91% of participants reported it was important for the City to support the transition towards electric mobility.

Respondents’ perspectives on EVs:

• 36% of survey respondents currently own and use EVs, and 70% of those who do not currently own an EV plan to purchase or are strongly considering one as their next vehicle.
• When asked about the present challenges of owning an EV, many respondents indicated the high purchase cost of EVs (45%) and the limited access to at home charging (56%) as the key barriers.
• The majority of respondents cited access to “at home” (71%), public (62%), and workplace (43%) charging as being “very important” considerations to enabling the adoption of EVs within the community.

Respondents’ perspectives on e-bikes and micro-mobility:

• 22% of respondents currently own or regularly use an e-bike or other type of electric micro-mobility (e.g., scooter, moped, single-wheel, etc.). 45% are strongly considering buying or would like to buy an E-bike as their next bicycle, and 26% are either strongly considering or planning to buy another form of micro-mobility in the future.
• Nearly half of respondents noted that barriers to E-bike adoption include limited access to safe/secure parking locations of E-bikes (47%), high purchasing costs (46%), and lack of safe biking routes (43%).
• Almost 80% of respondents indicated safe biking routes and secure bike parking as being very important to encouraging E-bike adoption, while only 27% viewed convenient access to charging stations as being very important.

Click here to access the full survey report, including submitted open-text responses.

This survey was available at beheardnewwest.ca between October 30th to November 29th, 2020. It is noted that the sample may not be fully representative of the general population given the existing interests of participants in electric mobility.