That's higher than I expected, given that depending on EV transportation is still fairly new, combined with IMHO EV's are good for only some use cases.
“Somewhat Likely” somehow sounds almost oxymoronic, doesn’t it though? Perhaps on the scale of Very Likely, Likely, Somewhat Likely, and Not Likely?
Yes. Very focused use cases. Not for general adoption, not in any way.
Honestly, given the fire hazard, right off the bat I would not ever even consider buying one. There will come a time where they will be uninsurable for this reason, never mind the issue of having a minor accident in which the battery is damaged, and it totals the car.
Never mind the EV “anxiety” issue of driving from point A to point B, and never knowing if you are going to get there due to battery running down, charging stations all used or vandalized and out of order, and a possible delay of hours due to these things.
I just cannot imagine WHY anyone in their right mind would buy one.
The poll results don’t match up with actual EV sales numbers. 7% of all car sales in the US were Evs last year. California helped the sales figure with ~25% of new car sales being EVs
“That’s higher than I expected...”
Look how many folks got the jab.
“That’s higher than I expected, ...”
Consider the source: AP, and you can likely cut that number in half.
That and part of the problem in California is that we drive long distances across the state, meaning you have to recharge - and the charging stations are unreliable. My cousin has a Tesla and he’s told me stories of pulling into EV charging stations and all of the chargers were “out of order” - we parked behind an EV charging station in the middle of the state and every single nozzle had been vandalized.
LOL!!!
Being “somewhat likely” to buy an EV sometime in the future is a pretty low bar. Most people would be willing to just say ‘yes, maybe” to a pollster but without conviction and only the usual acquiescent set of mind. 4 in ten could translate easily into one or two in ten when the time comes to lay money down.