This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In the last quarter of 2021, electric vehicles accounted for just 3.4% of passenger vehicles sold in the United States, according to the US government’s Energy Information Administration. Still a ways to goįor now, electric car sales in the US are increasing rapidly but they are still vastly outnumbered by gasoline-powered models. It’s similar to what has happened with smartphones, she said, which were embraced by technology aficionados first but eventually became mainstream products that people are now expected to have. Still, she said, as more electric vehicles make their way onto roads and into driveways, giving more people experience with them, there should be a corresponding increase in interest and demand. “Late adopters, on the other hand, tend to ask questions to gather evidence about why they should not try something new.” “Early adopters ask questions to support their natural desire to try something new,” she said. Some will tend to look for the negative in any new or innovative product or experience. There will always be some customers who are especially resistant, though, said Popovich. Overall, though, the great majority of Americans - 83% according to the survey - have still never ridden in, let alone driven, an electric vehicle. Overall, about 44% of respondents said they have seen an EV in their neighborhood.Īlso, far more of those who said they would buy an electric vehicle had been a passenger in one while very few of those of those who would not consider an EV had ever ridden in one. Similarly, 71% of the people who said they would “definitely” buy an EV had seen one in their neighborhood, while only 27% of those who wouldn’t consider one had. Of those who said they definitely wouldn’t, that figure was only 13%.
Twenty-eight percent said they definitely would not purchase an electric car.Īlmost half of those who said they would “definitely” buy or lease an electric vehicle had a friend, relative or co-worker who owned one. By accepting this offer, you verify that it complies with all restrictions regarding ethics and gift acceptance that apply to you.Overall, 71% of respondents indicated at least some degree of interest in getting an electric vehicle, ranging from those who said they definitely would to 35% who said they just “might” consider getting one.
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