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Gallup: Latest Poll Shows Growing Backlash Against Electric Vehicles
by John Nolte	

In Electric Vehicles, News and Opinion	

The latest polling from Gallup shows that public support for transitioning to 
electric vehicles (EVs) has dropped by quite a lot since 2023. [emphasis, links 
added]

Normal People are not surprised by this.

"Seven percent of Americans, up from 4% a year ago, report that they own an 
electric vehicle," reports Gallup.

BUT.

"That increase is matched by an equal decline in the percentage saying they are 
seriously considering buying one, from 12% to 9%."

"Meanwhile, fewer Americans - 35%, down from 43% in 2023 - say they might 
consider buying an EV in the future," the report adds. "Thus, even as some 
people have moved ahead with their intent to buy an EV in the past year, public 
demand for the cars has contracted."

And here's where things get really ugly...

"[L]ess than half of adults, 44%, now say they are either seriously considering 
or might consider buying an EV ... down from 55% in 2023[.]"

Those who never intend to buy an EV jumped from 41 to 48 percent.

This fairly dramatic change occurred over a single year. Generally, a movement 
of this size occurs over several years, not one.

So what changed?

Well, the idea of owning an EV is much more appealing than the reality. With 
the help of the corrupt corporate media, the Biden administration put the pedal 
to the metal to create a bandwagon effect around the EV, mainly as a way to 
distract people from Biden's sky-high gas prices.

For a while, it worked. Everyone gave the EV serious thought. This increased 
purchases and interest. What likely happened from there, between 2023 and 2024, 
is that people began to research EVs and discovered the truth about how 
impractical they are.

First, there's the upfront cost to purchase an EV. Maintenance can cost a lot 
more if you need a repair. The weight of an EV eats through tires faster, and 
tires are not cheap.

Finally, there's the risk and inconvenience. You always have to worry about 
finding a charging station, then you have to worry if the station is operable, 
then you have to worry if there's a line, then you have to wait around for 
about an hour for your vehicle to charge.

What is the upside?

Personally, I don't see it.

If you have the money, an EV is a nice status symbol.

No one will be surprised that something else Gallup found is that EVs are more 
attractive to those who make six-figure incomes.

If you have a regular commute that doesn't deviate, an EV might make sense 
because you know you will make it back home to plug it back in before you run 
out of juice.

Nevertheless, and by design, my life is as routine as it gets, but over the 
weekend, I had to drive seven hours to and fro for an appearance on Timcast 
IRL. The drive was exhausting enough without having to worry about finding a 
charging station. The drive was long enough without having to wait for a 
charge.

EVs make no sense to me, and I don't see how they help the environment when 
most of the electricity used to charge them comes from burning fossil fuels-not 
that I believe the whole climate change argument.

The EV sales boom is tapering off because pretty much everyone who wanted an EV 
purchased one.

I don't see the EV becoming mainstream until charging is as fast and convenient 
as gassing up. 

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nantucket-as-low-income-to-push-ev-charger-subsidies/
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evs-sit-unsold/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RyI92QkTYY

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