Will EV's be the next microwave?
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Formerly found only in large industrial applications, microwave ovens increasingly became a standard fixture of residential kitchens in
developed countries. By 1986, roughly 25% of households in the U.S. owned a microwave oven, up from only about 1% in 1971;
[23] the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that over 90% of American households owned a microwave oven in 1997.
[23][24] In Australia, a 2008 market research study found that 95% of kitchens contained a microwave oven and that 83% of them were used daily.
[25] In Canada, fewer than 5% of households had a microwave oven in 1979, but more than 88% of households owned one by 1998.
[26] In France, 40% of households owned a microwave oven in 1994, but that number had increased to 65% by 2004.
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Adoption has been slower in
less-developed countries, as households with disposable income concentrate on more important household appliances like
refrigerators and ovens. In
India, for example, only about 5% of households owned a microwave oven in 2013, well behind refrigerators at 31% ownership.
[28] However, microwave ovens are gaining popularity. In Russia, for example, the number of households with a microwave oven grew from almost 24% in 2002 to almost 40% in 2008.
[29] Almost twice as many households in South Africa owned microwave ovens in 2008 (38.7%) as in 2002 (19.8%).
[29] Microwave oven ownership in Vietnam in 2008 was at 16% of households, versus 30% ownership of refrigerators; this rate was up significantly from 6.7% microwave oven ownership in 2002, with 14% ownership for refrigerators that year.
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