Posted on 06/04/2024 6:35:37 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows.
About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time they buy a car, according to the poll by The Associated Press, while 46% say they are not too likely or not at all likely to purchase one.
The poll results, which echo an AP-NORC poll from last year, show that President Joe Biden’s election-year plan to dramatically raise EV sales is running into resistance from American drivers. Only 13% of U.S. adults say they or someone in their household owns or leases a gas-hybrid car, and just 9% own or lease an electric vehicle.
A new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency requires that about 56% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2032, along with at least 13% plug-in hybrids or other partially electric cars. Auto companies are investing billions in factories and battery technology in an effort to speed up the switch to EVs to cut pollution, fight climate change — and meet the deadline.
EVs are a key part of Biden’s climate agenda. Republicans led by presumptive nominee Donald Trump are turning it into a campaign issue.
Younger people are more open to eventually purchasing an EV than older adults. More than half of those under 45 say they are at least “somewhat” likely to consider an EV purchase. About 32% of those over 45 are somewhat likely to buy an EV, the poll shows.
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MANY? Our band played ‘Mustang Sally’ the other night at a bar and when we ended I mentioned we weren’t singing about some ‘E type Mustang’ either. I got a few fist bumps and high fives at that. Hello! (Then they probably went out and climbed into their Teslas.)
The elites who promote this nonsense have no understanding of the laws of physics, human nature or reality in general.
Just like only 4% of people are up to date on the latest booster.
Before I buy a vehicle I visit the local nursing home and ask the folks in the dementia wing what they recommend.
;-)
and just 9% own or lease an electric vehicle
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I am wondering how many of those own and rely on just EV only?!
I would bet that most of those who own EV have spare gasoline vehicle.
Yeah, I sort of tend to shy away from being burned alive by an EV battery catching fire.
Plugin hybrids are even less popular than all electric. Regular hybrids have better stats, but is drop in the bucket compared to ICE vehicles.
“I just cannot imagine WHY anyone in their right mind would buy one.”
I see LOTS of posts like this on FR, to the same extreme that liberals are pushing EVs. I think it makes both sides sound irrational and close-minded, looking at politics only. No one seems to have looked into one or driven one or known someone with one, and just repeats the same lines.
Like you said in the beginning of your post, there ARE focused use cases.
We got one (and love it actually, surprising us a lot) BUT
1. electricity is CHEAP in Tennessee and we have no tiered rates. It costs $7 to charge to over 300 miles (269 if the A/C is on).
2. Dealers can’t get them off their lots so dropped prices by $10K on an already somewhat cheap used car
3. The $4K tax credit makes it even cheaper, much cheaper than any other comparable used gas car we could get. It’s a credit so you don’t have to have the tax liability.
4. We have 4 other vehicles. An EV as an only car would be ridiculous. We only drive it around town. NEVER out of town.
5. We NEVER charge it anywhere but at home. The cost of charging at any station, and there’s actually a few near us, is comparable to paying for gas. So what’s the point then?
6. The thing is parked AWAY from any structures. Especially those containing the cars we really like, LOL.
7. It is surprisingly zippy, fun to drive. It’s second in line to the Viper as my husband’s favorite car to drive. I guess it surpasses the new Lexus! It replaced a Mini Cooper and is almost as tiny, easy to park anywhere. (Of course, other models will be different in this respect)
8. Charging is so easy - come home, plug the thing in, it’s charged in 7 hours at 220v. Hubby (works at power plants) put in a charging unit AWAY from all structures.
9. NO oil changes. Actually no maintenance mentioned at all. No nagging that it’s time to come in by the manufacturer. Our newer cars are annoying about that. I’m sure there’s some maintenance needed, but we have to figure out what. Which is weird...
10. The $$ we save on fuel will be going to get more guns.
This crap is going to be such a colossal boondoggle, it'll make California's bullet train to nowhere project look like in exercise in financial restraint.
It'll be billions over budget. Only "minority and women owned" companies will get contracts to build charging stations. There will be immeasurable graft and corruption. Few will get built. And the tiny few that do won't work.
Yeh, they’re basically a throwaway item. Battery pack replacement will be a major cost perhaps as much as half of the purchase price of a new car.
I will buy one as soon as Biden replaces “The Beast” with an all electric one
They left off the random, for no reason at all unquenchable inferno bit.
You see a lot of retirees in golf carts in the San Diego area of Pacific Beach. If you are never going drive more than 4-5 miles it may be an alternative and then rent a car for vacations/trips.
It sounds great UNTIL you have a fire and it burns down your swelling OR your insurance rates rise up and gobble your savings OR your battery needs replaced OR their is a horrendous waste disposal fee attached to these from the toxic materials. Too many unknowns for me plus little resale value looking at car auction videos. people are leery of a used EV.
The only “shovel ready” jobs Obama created were the ones for grave diggers.
remember the story of the monkey’s paw... it granted wishes, but after the three you had to sell it for less than you bought it... or you would be stuck with the bad luck that it brought afterwards...
EV’s are like that... you buy one and have to get rid of it before the misfortune happens.
Incredible depreciation on EVs. They require new tires about every 15k miles. Battery replacement at, what?, 100k? At $20k per battery replacement? Random charging stations. 45 minutes to multiple hours to charge.
Why anyone, outside of a small niche, would buy an EV is beyond me.
True and I wonder about the junkyards that would fill up with these hazardous cars over time? These EVs are hazardous not only on the road but near your home and to the environment! It’s like the wind turbine props...how are they disposing of them? And how many people really look at the EV charging stations and see the diesel generators near them?
You don’t need to justify your freely made decisions to anyone here.
I could use one around town too but I prefer my 93 S10 pickup for the next 10 years or so at least.
I’m a mechanic so , no problema.
I’m waiting for when it makes sense to myself at my own choosing.
I will resist government mandates to my dying breath.
FJB!!!!
I had a discussion with my local volunteer fire fighters regarding EV fires this past Sunday.
They were all very negative comments.
The other thing they brought up is the Lithium Home batteries being charged by solar panels. Whether they were Tesla Power walls or some other brand.
Frankly, they were all very concerned about the ability for a small volunteer fire depart to ever fight an EV or household battery fire. Which is why IF you have a battery bank being charged by solar panels they should be in a shed SEPARATE from your house. Putting a big lithium battery in your garage attached to your house is just plain STUPID.
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