K&H: hybrids have tripled, electric cars are on the rise, but gasoline cars play the main role

By: Trademagazin Date: 2026. 03. 04. 09:09

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Gasoline cars have a massive advantage among middle-aged car owners, as 66 percent of them own a car with this type of drive. The share of diesel cars is 27 percent, and the share of hybrids has tripled, but they still only reached a 6 percent share, according to the K&H komist vulyt survey. The share of purely electric cars has also increased, as has the number of compulsory and comprehensive insurance policies for such cars at the financial institution. According to the survey, electric cars still play a marginal role among middle-aged car owners, as only 1 percent of the cars owned by those affected are purely electric. According to the research, the main obstacles to the spread of electric cars are the high price and limited range.

Who has a car and what kind of car does it have? The K&H Sure Future survey among 30-59 year-olds at the end of last year also sought to answer this question. According to the results, the superiority of traditional propulsion is still unquestionable, and the openness to hybrid propulsion has started to increase spectacularly, according to the data.

According to the survey, 80 percent of the middle-aged people surveyed own a car. Gasoline cars play the main role, with a rate of 66 percent, while diesel cars account for 27 percent. The former achieved a result of 72 percent a year earlier, and the latter achieved a result of 26 percent. The proportion of hybrids increased to 6 percent by the end of 2025, which is three times the 2 percent a year earlier.

Significant growth versus marginal proportion

There are also electric cars, which are also achieving increasingly better results. According to data from the Ministry of Energy, at the end of last year, 94,000 purely electric passenger cars were registered in Hungary, compared to over 60,000 a year earlier. Both figures include electric cars owned by private individuals and companies.

The survey, which only examined cars owned by private individuals, found that only 1 percent of passenger cars owned by middle-aged people are purely electric, which is a marginal value compared to other types of drive, although it is a significant improvement in percentage terms compared to the results of previous surveys. In contrast, at K&H, by the end of 2025, nearly 30 percent of the casco insurance policies for passenger cars already covered purely electric vehicles.

The research also examined why middle-aged people are staying away from electric cars. 74 percent of respondents strongly believe that the spread of electric cars is greatly hindered by their being too expensive, while another 21 percent believe it is to a small extent. So, a total of 95 percent see the price as the primary obstacle, while among high- and middle-income earners this figure is even higher, between 97 and 98 percent, which suggests that the very group that would otherwise be likely to seriously consider buying sees the biggest obstacle in pricing.

In addition to financial aspects, technical parameters also hinder the spread of electric cars, according to the middle-aged. According to the survey, the second-ranking objection is the short range, which 68 percent of respondents identified as a critical point. However, it is interesting to note that this aspect bothers those who drive their cars the most.

Why are people afraid of electric cars

Maintenance costs and perceived or real shortcomings in the supporting industry also have a significant deterrent effect. 64 percent of those surveyed are afraid of the repair and servicing costs of electric cars. Within this, women are particularly cautious, with 70 percent of them seeing this as a major obstacle, while this proportion is slightly lower among those living in the central region, at 55 percent. There is also a close correlation between the amount of time spent driving and fears: the more someone drives, the less they fear high service bills – this proportion decreases the most in favor of drivers, from 71 percent to 56 percent. The coverage of the charging network is considered by 58 percent of respondents to be a definite problem, which is also of greatest concern to those with higher incomes, with 62 percent of them indicating this as a strong barrier.

In addition to rational and technical arguments, scepticism about sustainability and the convenience of charging also appeared among the aspects to be evaluated. 55 percent of respondents believe that the batteries of electric cars can only be charged too slowly, and this opinion appears at least partly as an obstacle for 95 percent of high- and middle-income earners. In addition, 51 percent of middle-aged people are concerned about the environmental impact of used batteries. It is worth noting that among those who already use electric or hybrid cars, this environmental concern is only 31 percent, compared to between 50 and 57 percent of those who use petrol and diesel cars.