There are more and more users willing to travel with your pet. It is something logical, since the facilities are greater than years ago and there are many places prepared for four-legged friends. We have already talked about the importance of carrying the dog correctly in the car, although we had never considered the option of whether they preferred one vehicle or another to be transported. A recent study has surprised us by saying that the dogs prefer to travel by electric car above diesel and dare to give reasons.
The lincoln university (UK) and CarGurus have carried out a research project on the well-being of dogs when they are taken by car. The objective was to verify changes in their behavior when they were mounted in different types of cars. For two days they worked with a total of 20 dogs who were faced with two 10-minute trips, one in an electric car and the other in a diesel vehicle. There was still no data on the electric ones and they wanted to compare them with the traditional ones.
The dogs were monitored to later verify that experienced less dizziness and were more settled in electric than in diesel. It was concluded that the vibrations and noise from combustion vehicles could also cause some concern in animals. In fact, in diesel cars they spent less time lying down and nausea increased. The heart rate was 30% lower in an electric car and it was also seen that some dogs seemed to enjoy the movement of the cars. High heart rate is often related to motion sickness.
In the study, owners were also asked about their travel habits with pets. In most cases, dogs were reported to suffer from over-excitement (58%), anxiety (48%), or nausea (44%) when traveling by car. After riding in the electric vehicle, they were asked how they had seen the trip and they agreed that they were calmer (43%) and that they cried less (45%). Many also revealed that their strategy to calm the dog when riding in the car It was rewarding him with a treat or putting a toy on him. In any case, each animal is different and its behavior will depend on how accustomed it is to riding in a car.