Parks Associates: Electric Vehicle Owners Are Two Times as Likely to Own Smart Home Devices and Up to Five Times as Likely to Own Smart Appliances
DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates' new consumer study Electric Vehicles and the Smart Home finds that nearly three-fourths of electric vehicle (EV) owners own at least one smart home device, compared to 38% of all US internet households. The research firm will share its energy and smart home insights on the panel "The Role of Energy Management in the Future Home" at the upcoming CEDIA Expo on September 29.
- Parks Associates research shows6% of US internet households owned an EV at the end of 2021, with 19% likely to purchase an EV in the next year.
- EV owners are much more likely to have smart home solutions at home, including two times more likely to have a smart thermostat and video doorbell compared to the general population.
- "They are more likely to have video doorbells, smart thermostats, and security systems, but more notably they are willing and able to invest in big ticket devices like smart appliances and less-commonly owned smart devices like smart sprinkler systems."
- Electric Vehicles and the Smart Home measures adoption of EVs, including the charging and usage habits of owners, purchase intention for non-owners, and the barriers to buying.