40%
of shoppers who watched a video about cars or trucks visited a dealer as a result.
of shoppers who watched a video about cars or trucks visited a dealer as a result.
Google/comScore, U.S., "Automotive Shopper Study, " n=3,165 consumers 18+ who purchased a vehicle in the past three months, Jan. 2017.
Mobile searches for “electric car(s)” have grown by 85% in the past two years (electric cars, best electric car, bmw electric car i8, electric car charging station, top electric cars).
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represent less than 2% of global car sales and less than 3% of car searches on Google in the U.S., the U.K., and Germany.
The share of cost-related searches for BEVs is more than 20X that of regular car searches in the U.S. and the U.K.
The share of cost-related searches for BEVs is more than 10X that of regular car searches in Germany.
Reliability is the biggest concern among potential buyers of electric cars in the U.K. and Germany.
Reliability is the second biggest concern among potential buyers of electric cars in the U.S.