Cited by EVBite, a new study carried out by Coltura —an organization that defends the use of electric vehicles in the United States— defines a new profile associated with the field of fossil fuel consumption: gasoline superusers . According to the vision of this organization, it is about those people whose fuel consumption is really excessive compared to that of an average person. These individuals have the following characteristics:
1. They double or triple the number of miles an average driver drives due to their pace of life.
2. They drive large vehicles (SUVs, trucks) that require a higher amount of fuel.
3. They live in rural or remote areas, which translates into a greater number of miles to travel between one destination and another.
4. They have income levels similar to those of the population that drive gasoline cars, but lower than those of those who drive electric vehicles.
5. They spend almost 10% of their income on gasoline, a figure that is double the average expense.
6. Its consumption per year is greater than 1, 000 gallons of gasoline.
According to Matthew Metz, lead author of the report and founder and co-CEO of Coltura: “ This is the first published study that identifies the demographics of gasoline superusers and calls for electric vehicle incentive programs and other policies to focus on maximizing the gasoline displacement. Bringing gasoline superusers to EVs as quickly as possible is critical to meeting our climate goals because they consume a third of the gasoline in the United States. ”
Some of the conclusions show that gasoline superusers represent the 32% of gasoline consumption in the country, despite representing a small group . According to this organization, with the rise of incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and tax credits for the same purpose , this study results really revealing and points out where this type of program should go. Get these people to abandon internal combustion vehicles for hybrid or fully electric options, like the new Silverado that has already been confirmed by Chevrolet , could dramatically reduce emissions in the country and contribute to the goal that has been set by the administration of President Biden to achieve that at least one 50% of automotive sector sales are electric cars for 2030 .
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