EasyPark Survey: Mobility Shift Yes, But Without Sacrifice

A recent online survey conducted by YouGov Deutschland GmbH on behalf of the parking technology provider EasyPark revealed that 60 percent of respondents do not believe in a mobility revolution by 2030. Only one in ten (11%) believes that it can be achieved by then. 43 percent primarily place the responsibility on the government. Consequently, 45 percent of all respondents believe that the government should do more to realize the mobility revolution. The year 2030 is considered a milestone on the path to achieving full climate neutrality in Germany, which is planned for 2045. By then, emissions should be reduced by at least 65 percent compared to 1990.

Abandoning cars is still unimaginable for many When it comes to Germans' favorite mode of transportation, a clear picture emerges: Over half of the respondents (53%) would not want to give up their car, even if it would accelerate the mobility revolution. There is a strong age gradient: while a full 60 percent of those over 54 would not give up their car, only 36 percent of those under 25 think the same. Almost half of all respondents (48%) would not forgo parking spaces in their city to accelerate the mobility revolution in their own city. After all, nearly a third (31%) would give up parking spaces in their city for more bike lanes, and almost as many respondents (33%) support a general speed limit of 30 km/h in city centers.

"For the success of the mobility revolution, additional investments and extensive, holistic changes in transportation are necessary. A lot is already happening, but the survey results show us that much work still needs to be done to convince the general public to go down this path," says Nico Schlegel, Managing Director of EasyPark Germany.