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,,Drivers of electric cars tend to be younger and less experience'' Not adjusting for driver age after finding out as one of the main causes makes the research

,,Drivers of electric cars tend to be younger and less experience'' Not adjusting for driver age after finding out as one of the main causes makes the research irrevelant. Also the link should be to the research article itself, not a news site that doesn't link to it.

dagw 2y ago
They're using accident data from 2013-2017, but the linked to demographic car ownership data [0] is from 2023. Even if electric car owners tend to younger in 2023 (and I'm very sceptical), that is completely irrelevant, since what we need to know is the age of electric car owners in 2013-2017. [0] and by data I/they actually mean a survey by a market research firm.
mytailorisrich 2y ago
I would have liked to see the data on this. In my experience (UK), EV drivers tend to be in their 30s and 40s because EVs are expensive. So perhaps "younger" than random drivers could be but not young and inexperienced, although there may indeed be a driver's age element in the accidents stats.
- dagw 2y ago
  I would have liked to see the data on this This seems to be the source: https://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/blog-posts/182-electric-car-ownership-and-charging-statistics https://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/blog-posts/182-electric-car... Their methodology is, shall we say, open to interpretations.
  - mytailorisrich 2y ago
    Thanks! "16 to 24 years old: 41.59% own an EV" Hmm, that's odd. My own experience (living in a wealthy area in the South East) is that pretty much 0 young drivers own an EV: It's usually a cheap, old (petrol) banger because insurance is so expensive (and EVs are expensive, too!). Also, in the UK one can only get a full driving license (and drive on their own) at 18. Personally, I call BS on this number.
    - dagw 2y ago
      My only possible explanation for the numbers is that a lot of people in that group defined 'owned' as "my parents own one and I sometimes get to drive it"

dagw 2y ago

They're using accident data from 2013-2017, but the linked to demographic car ownership data [0] is from 2023. Even if electric car owners tend to younger in 2023 (and I'm very sceptical), that is completely irrelevant, since what we need to know is the age of electric car owners in 2013-2017. [0] and by data I/they actually mean a survey by a market research firm.

mytailorisrich 2y ago

I would have liked to see the data on this. In my experience (UK), EV drivers tend to be in their 30s and 40s because EVs are expensive. So perhaps "younger" than random drivers could be but not young and inexperienced, although there may indeed be a driver's age element in the accidents stats.

dagw 2y ago
I would have liked to see the data on this This seems to be the source: https://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/blog-posts/182-electric-car-ownership-and-charging-statistics https://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/blog-posts/182-electric-car... Their methodology is, shall we say, open to interpretations.
- mytailorisrich 2y ago
  Thanks! "16 to 24 years old: 41.59% own an EV" Hmm, that's odd. My own experience (living in a wealthy area in the South East) is that pretty much 0 young drivers own an EV: It's usually a cheap, old (petrol) banger because insurance is so expensive (and EVs are expensive, too!). Also, in the UK one can only get a full driving license (and drive on their own) at 18. Personally, I call BS on this number.
  - dagw 2y ago
    My only possible explanation for the numbers is that a lot of people in that group defined 'owned' as "my parents own one and I sometimes get to drive it"