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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I predict EVs will be essentially DeLoreans by 2030, owned as gimmicks by a few.
I predict EVs will be essentially DeLoreans by 2030,
1.21 Gigawatts!?!?!
LOL!!!
It is an electric Mustang, made by a company that specializes in this. It has phenomenal 0-60 IIRC, but can only go 200 miles. Or less.
But my MG Midget I owned decades ago could only go 180-220 miles on a tank of gas. However, if I got low on gas, I could usually find a gas station. (except during the gas crisis of 1978)
I am fully on board with people who can buy them, but I am enraged that I have to pay for toys other people own.
Almost half of the existing homes in the US still have 6OA electrical service.
Those folks likely won’t be buying EVs anytime soon, will they...
I wonder if that guy purchased his car without applying for the $7500 rebate of taxpayer money.
I drove through Washington DC on a cross-country journey back in March, and I was astonished by the number of Teslas in Northern Virginia around the city.
If I had enough money, I would absolutely buy that car, even if it could only be driven to car shows at the local ice cream place on Saturday nights!
Not even kidding a little bit.
My point is, I do understand the draw of the advantages.
I wonder if they will make an after market flux capacitor for EVs?
You might be conflating two different stories here: The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs, and The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson.
And what will they do if less than 56% of new vehicle sales are electric? Will they fine the dealers because people wouldn't buy the EVs?
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.
NSS
They want everyone to buy EV’s which will take down the electric grid or they can turn off the grid thus forcing everyone to stay home. See how that works? Its about control not the environment.
“... still shying away ...”
No shiite Sherlock - I won’t even park next to one ..
i think i saw it on an old night gallery show... to be honest...
hehehe
but conflagerating is what i do.
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the statistic that matters the most is the percentage of folks who own an EV who are definitely planning on buying another one ...
Must not have been one of the few Night Gallery episodes I watched. The old short stories were really good; I remember being scared by them when I read them as a kid.
they did make you think, but today is all shock and awe...
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Totally agree. Li ion batteries are great in a flashlight, never leave them floating charge.
They do fail, and it is because of overheating during charge or discharge cycle.
But if one shorts in the bank there is no way for the system to know which cell is causing it. Disaster.
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