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American Car Shoppers Are Least Likely to Buy an Electric Vehicle
- Global survey finds just 29% of US buyers plan to go electric
- More than half of car buyers worldwide plan to get an EV next
Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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American car buyers are far less interested in electric vehicles than their overseas counterparts, put off by high prices and not enough charging stations.
That’s the finding of a new survey of 13,000 potential car buyers worldwide by consultant EY, also known as Ernst & Young. Just 29% of US respondents said they intended to go electric with their next vehicle purchase, compared to 52% globally. American consumers’ commitment to EVs was the lowest among the 18 major markets EY surveyed.