28% of Americans won’t even consider buying an EV

I'll buy an EV when it takes the same amount to charge one as it takes to fill a gas tank. If I want to get into my car and drive from Maine to California I don't want to have to worry about finding fuel. I don't have to with gas but do with electric. I also want to pull in, fill up in 5 minutes, and go another 400 mikes. Not sit for an hour to get enough to get back on the road.

I have no philosophical opposition to them but I want fueling to be as convenient and as quick as gas with no additional effort or time commitment from me

Nope

Geothermal, Nuclear

if someone makes a decent EV I will buy one.

Im one of those folks that likes a $300 new car payment each month. I dont want a EV. Its not good for the environment.

1) Considering how ignorant most of America is, I can't believe it's not even a higher number than that.

2) I remember in the 70s when my father thought getting a microwave was an unnecessary gadget, and he thought my uncle and aunt were silly for getting one. That attitude didn't last long as we had one soon after that. People and attitudes change over time with regard to new or newish things.

3) Too much of this country view electric cars as a political statement, which is silly. While they still have much to work on (still need more range, still need more options, still need to work on more charging stations, etc.), ultimately electric cars are less hassle for the users, and they have superior acceleration.

4) It is impossible to know what vehicular transportation will look like in 100 years, but it is unlikely to be dominated by internal combustion engine gasoline vehicles. Electric cars seem like the best bet at this point...but, who knows...could be solar, could be natural gas, could be Mr. Fusion for all we know.

And how often do people drive from Maine to CA?

same I don’t want to pay more than $300/mo on a new vehicle and I do a lot of fly fishing and hunting in crappy weather in the northeast. I need something that can pull off a dirt road and fire up no problem after I’ve been out in the woods for eight hours.

I’d also stick with a gas car if I drove back and forth between Maine and California constantly.

I don’t think 72% Americans have that schedule.

And it turns out, 50 years later, that your father was a genius and that microwaves are low-class disgusting kitchen gadgets that contribute to obesity and other health problems and are hazardous waste.

Eating too much contributes to obesity. He and my mother are both great cooks, so they typically use their microwave to heat beverages and left overs.

Only 28%? I'd imagine well over 28% couldn't afford one so of course they wouldn't consider buying.

I want to have a car with a soul.

For the folks that fear not being able to charge/range problems...here is what I propose. The US government should start a campaign that makes an offer to all businesses with large parking lots (I'm looking at you supermarkets, Home Depot, Walmart, etc.) to fund building solar array canopies over the entire lot. The businesses can take these funds to build the arrays on the condition that they allow the public to charge under the canopy for free. This is a win-win. Keep your car out of the direct sun under the canopy. Make use of worthless parking lots. Free charging everywhere. Good for climate. Drives business to these stores (i.e. shop while you charge).

If you like this idea, please talk it up!

So, install a charger at home and never go to a gas station again. My wife’s commute is 45 miles each way. She has no issues commuting with an EV. Of course, we live somewhere with infrastructure to support charging if needed, though we have only used it a few times as home charging is just so good.

I agree. Which is why I hope gas goes to $12 per gallon. Then people can decide how much their political views are worth.

Hardly ever. What does that have to with the handful who do or even think they might? Lots more people drive from Maine to Ohio or Virginia and want to refuel in five minutes or so. I think a lot of people who won't consider getting an electric car now, and I am one, will reconsider if EVs ever get to the point where you can buy one for about what you'd pay for a comparable conventional car and can be used exactly the same.

I know. EVs tear up the roads and don;t pay gasoline taxes. The States soon will begin taxing EVs based on road impact at 60 MPH. Small cars will pay $100/yr. SUVs $1000/yr. Trucks such as Ford F150 $5000/yr. Big Box Trucks $10,000/yr.

So what? How many of those 28% wouldn’t even consider buying any car? I certainly wouldn’t, I have no need for one. I’d wager that more than 28% of the US population doesn’t even own a car.

This.

You're asking people to install a charger at the home ($$) then remember to plug in overnight and pay ($$) a higher electric bill....

...or...

Just go down the street and fill up in less than 5min.

Hybrids have a future. Full plug in EVs do not.

Alan