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

That’s good because there aren’t enough EVs available for everyone to buy one.

But note, they said lack of education about EVs, how they work and charging options, etc. was a main factor in those that said they wouldn’t consider buying one.

Education means reading more than the headline of an article.

Get rid of the tax incentives. If a product is good, it does not need tax incentives. An incentive to owning an EV include the low cost of operation. I read an argument years ago that incentives tend to go to the folks who least need them. Do Tesla owners really need that few thousand dollars in tax breaks? Seems like that is basically a gift to Tesla from the government.

For a good number of people who live in a situation where charging is an issue it makes sense not to consider one. Unless apartment complexes invest in putting in charging stations, that is going to eliminate a lot of buyers. Many city dwellers may not have access to overnight charging either. I think about my friends in Chicago who own cars and street park. Who is going to put in the charging stations on all those streets in large urban areas?

I get the fear people have about range. I suspect folks are thinking of that one or two times a year where they drive farther than the range of a single charge whereas the vast majority of us would not expend a full charge in a week. My sister just ordered an EV. She did the calculation and research, and for a long drive she regularly does (4x a year at least), she can make it with one 30 min stop and there is a charging station situated perfectly.

The big area where EVs can have an impact is on fleet vehicles. The US postal service is going to buy many. Fleets are perfect for EVs and most stay in one spot overnight and from what I have seen can do their duty on a full charge easily.

Vanity vehicles are net co2 producers that don't breakeven with gas vehicles until the are driven 90,000 miles.

EV, aka VV is a massive fraud.

Tesla vehicles purchased after 12/31/2019 are not eligible for tax credits

Ok. Probably something like 85% of Americans won't even consider buying healthy food for their family. Other people are free to buy what they wish. Doesn't impact my life in any way.

Thats clever. EVs are worse in any way.

They are double the price for equal quality.

loading them still takes half an hour on fast charge (which damages the battery and is expensive) compared to 1 minute at a gas station.

The range is much much smaller when comparing cars of equal price.

the offering of used cars is much worse and ev technology is ageing worse as well.

The tax incentives are not there to help the EV companies to sell more cars, they are there to incentivize anyone to buy one to reduce emissions to help the air we share.

Helping the EV companies sell more and make more money is a byproduct of that effort.

Apartment dwellers would have to take an hour out of their time once a week to go somewhere and charge their car.
That’s pretty inconvenient, even if they save time on maintenance with no oil changes.

Low demand now is good while infrastructure builds.
I can’t imagine the range anxiety people felt with the first gas cars before gas stations were common.

I bought a plug in hybrid a couple of years ago, and when I make local trips I get around 80 mpg. I won't consider a full EV until they address range anxiety. I'd want to get in the 800-1000 mile range both to make the regional trips (about 4 or 5 per year) and if the grid goes down like it did here for a week. And, I don't need to be lectured by the EVangelicals that an 800 mile range is unreasonable.

That will change.

I don’t trust anyone that gives a professional talk in a t-shirt.

They can address and increase the range, the anxiety part is on you.

I drive an Audi SQ5 with an aftermarket exhaust and intake, which is an absolute beast. Recent bought a lease return 2018 Fiat 500e with 12k miles as a second car to get around town and it’s a blast to drive. We don’t have charging at home but there’s public charging in a parking garage 3 blocks away. Costs about a buck to filler up. I’m ready to go all EV in the next year or two. Got my eye on the EV version of the Porsche Macan as my next vehicle.

Sure, not as environmentally friendly as what they state but still better overall. Companies like Li-Cycle and Redwood Materials will be able to recycle them. But yes, the infrastructure is not really there.

28% isn't that bad. I guess I would consider one if I wasn't renting a house because I would need to buy a home and install a charger. Very impracticable for people that live in apartments unless they find a way to quickly and safely charge them at stations in 5-10 minutes. I think I've seen 15 minutes for an 80% charge but that also can't be great for the battery to keep taking those kinds of loads.

What are we going to run out first: petrochemicals or sunshine?

Ok. So what about the other 50%?

That's cute. Which one is actually a viable source of energy at this point? Not the sun.

The sun is the source of all energy on earth. The energy within petrochemicals came from the sun. It makes no sense to say that the sun is not a viable source of energy.

The tax incentives for ev's are only a fraction of the cost of pollution borne by government from traditional internal combustion engines. If 72% are willing to consider ev's, that is a huge jump in interest. You're spinning this all wrong. Performance wise, in terms of reliability, acceleration, fuel efficiency, and environmentally where there are more green sources of power than coal, ev's are the way to go if you're not going to have efficient public transport like they have in Europe and even in NYC.