The survey-based study explores adoption attitudes of users and experts towards electric vehicles (EVs) and next generation batteries for achieving low carbon mobility. Two surveys were deployed inviting 50 users and 50 experts to answer questions on adoption, development, and use of next generation batteries. Surveys were conducted during the ‘first stage’ of the living lab process for circular design of 2BoSS battery (2boss.eu). 2BoSS project aims to develop and validate a Si-Li2S battery technology made of cobalt free Li2S-based cathode and a graphite-dendrite free silicon-based anode in a circular economy framework. The aim of the ‘first stage’ is to understand the ‘current state’ and setting the benchmarks together with stakeholders, users, and experts, concerning the current preferences of customers, the current problems for the commercialization especially of Sulfur Batteries and the barriers that are preventing a full transition to EVs. Results show users' sensibilities, consumers choices on EVs and get insights on their knowledge and expectations for batteries and future energy scenarios. The study dived into the energy storage emerging technologies and their potential uses, assessing advantages and disadvantages with the expert’s participants. The experts’ survey results highlighted drawbacks of current predominant Lithium-ion Batteries (LiBs) and explored opinions on the potential benefits, challenges, and prospects for sulfur batteries compared to other emerging technologies. To maximise the rigor of the study results were compared with a broader literature review studies on adoption of next-generation batteries. Concluding remarks indicate intersecting areas of the different surveyed perspectives and areas where the knowledge transfer should be improved.