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Thanks for everyones responses so far. If anyone knows of another forum site where I could locate Nissan Leaf owners that would be fantastic. Have tried Leaftalk also but have peaked at around 100 responses. Scott

Hi 2k1Toaster, You are right the questions can be interpreted in a number of ways. It is hard to produce a questionnaire that is interpreted the same by every single person that takes it. However, this isn't a major issue. The research isn't objectively looking at electric vehicle ownership...

Thanks GRA. I think the information on on passenger cars per 1000 is misleading. In Europe people that own a car pretty much always own a vehicle officially classed as a car. In the US many drivers have large SUVs and Pick-ups which are not classed as cars (i think they're classed as 'light...

Thanks bbrowncods. I'll share the final report or publication on here. Although its still a while off as I've only just started the research!

Thanks jhm614. TimLee. Thanks, I'm glad you found the survey to be worthwhile! DNAinaGOODWay. Thanks. Car ownership is lower in the UK, according to the World Banks stats its 516 vehicles per 1000 people in the UK and 786 vehicles per 1000 people in the US. Defiantly a reason for there...

Devin. I think you may be correct, I'm sure public transport does have a significant impact of peoples choices. Public transport in the UK is pretty good for the most part, so I think if someone was struggling to afford the running costs of a petrol car they could quite easily commute to work...

Thanks everyone for filling out the survey. I will try and answer some of your queries as best as possible. hill We won't be passing any of the data on to any third parties, its purely an academic research activity. Assaf I would consider forums as a social activity, and other social...

I'm at Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham in the UK and am conducting a survey on the ownership of Nissan Leaf's. The aim of the study is to ultimately increase electric vehicle sales in Europe as they currently are lagging behind sales expectations. The survey takes around 10...