Thirty-five percent of global respondents said the public network isn't good enough yet. Thirty-four percent said EV ownership costs remain too high, while 32 percent said EVs impacted their driving patterns too much on long trips.
Country % Likely to Switch Back to Gas Australia 49% United States 46% Brazil 38% China 28% Germany 24% Norway 18% France 18% Italy 15% Japan 13% The US charging network is growing, which could eliminate these hurdles for owners. As of May, the US had 183,000 public EV chargers, but there still aren't enough. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021 allocated $5 billion in grants toward building fast chargers, but the rollout is taking forever due to a myriad of local, state, and federal regulations and consumer needs.
Study: Nearly Half of EV Owners in America Want to Switch Back to Gas (msn.com) msn
Should we feel sorry for those greens who got sucked into buying an EV?
Too much money, too little sense.
