silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 days agoAmericans are losing interest in electric cars, polling shows | The percent of Americans who own or are interested in owning an EV has dropped eight points since 2023.wapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkAmericans are losing interest in electric cars, polling shows | The percent of Americans who own or are interested in owning an EV has dropped eight points since 2023.wapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
I blame Elon Musk, who has done incredible damage not only to his own brand, but to the idea of EVs. Access options: gift link - registration required archive.today
minus-squareBartsbigbugbag@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days ago20-30k is massively outside of the price range of many Americans, who rely on buying older used vehicles for sub $10k.
minus-squareRaoulDook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoYep that’s how it has been since last century. But the 20k price range is also pretty normal for newer cars as well, which shows that EVs are affordable for the section of the population who normally buys those normally priced new cars.
20-30k is massively outside of the price range of many Americans, who rely on buying older used vehicles for sub $10k.
Yep that’s how it has been since last century. But the 20k price range is also pretty normal for newer cars as well, which shows that EVs are affordable for the section of the population who normally buys those normally priced new cars.