Almost 50% of American EV Owners Want to Go Back to Gas-Powered Cars

[Elderberry]

Legal Insurrection by Leslie Eastman Saturday, June 29, 2024

Trump Promises to Reverse Biden’s “Crazy” EV Mandate

I have been monitoring the concerns being  raised about electric vehicles (EVs) for Legal Insurrection, especially in light of the relentless promotion by politicians and politically connected eco-activists.

The CEO of Toyota has reported most of his colleagues do not think EV-only transportation is sensible, practical, or realistic. EV drivers are experiencing “range anxiety,” and short trips have doubled or more in time due to charging times. Blackouts, especially during the summer heat waves, make reliance on EVs impractical.

Now, a new study shows that a significant share of Americans who own an EV have buyer’s remorse and want to switch back to vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines (ICE).

McKinsey & Co.’s Mobility Consumer Pulse for 2024, released this month, found that 46% of EV owners in the U.S. said they were “very” likely to switch back to owning a gas-powered vehicle in their next purchase.

The high percentage of Americans who want to make a switch even surprised the consulting firm.

“I didn’t expect that,” the head of McKinsey’s Center for Future Mobility, Philipp Kampshoff, told Automotive News. “I thought, ‘Once an EV buyer, always an EV buyer.’”

More: https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/06/almost-50-of-american-ev-owners-want-to-go-back-to-gas-powered-cars/

[The_Reader_David]

EVs are great if (1) you never need to drive very far, (2) you live in a place where there is sufficient infrastructure to charge them, (3) that place doesn't get very cold, and (4) you have places to park them where a lithium battery fire can be contained without doing significant property damage or causing loss of life.

I think they're kind of a niche product, and the idea they can be adopted universally ignores (4) and is basically an urbanite delusion more so than a leftist delusion.

[Kamaji]

Legal Insurrection by Leslie Eastman Saturday, June 29, 2024

Trump Promises to Reverse Biden’s “Crazy” EV Mandate

I have been monitoring the concerns being  raised about electric vehicles (EVs) for Legal Insurrection, especially in light of the relentless promotion by politicians and politically connected eco-activists.

The CEO of Toyota has reported most of his colleagues do not think EV-only transportation is sensible, practical, or realistic. EV drivers are experiencing “range anxiety,” and short trips have doubled or more in time due to charging times. Blackouts, especially during the summer heat waves, make reliance on EVs impractical.

Now, a new study shows that a significant share of Americans who own an EV have buyer’s remorse and want to switch back to vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines (ICE).

McKinsey & Co.’s Mobility Consumer Pulse for 2024, released this month, found that 46% of EV owners in the U.S. said they were “very” likely to switch back to owning a gas-powered vehicle in their next purchase.

The high percentage of Americans who want to make a switch even surprised the consulting firm.

“I didn’t expect that,” the head of McKinsey’s Center for Future Mobility, Philipp Kampshoff, told Automotive News. “I thought, ‘Once an EV buyer, always an EV buyer.’”

More: https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/06/almost-50-of-american-ev-owners-want-to-go-back-to-gas-powered-cars/

If he's actually capable of following through on that, this would definitely be a reason to vote for him.