Survey finds interest in buying electric vehicles declining
BOSTON (SHNS) – Interest in electric vehicle purchases among U.S. adults drifted to its lowest level since 2019, according to a new AAA survey.
The automobile group reported Tuesday that 16% of adults reported they were either likely or very likely to buy a fully electric vehicle as their next car. That's down from 18% in 2024, 23% in 2023, and 25% in 2022.
Despite 75 new electric vehicle models being introduced in the past four years, the percentage of consumers indicating they would be unlikely or very unlikely to purchase an EV rose from 51% in 2022 to 63% in 2025.
The survey itself was not available, but AAA said it was conducted March 6-10 and involved online and phone interviews with 1,128 U.S. adults. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Barriers to the EV movement, according to the survey, include high battery repair costs, EV purchase prices, a perceived unsuitability of EVs for long-distance travel, a lack of convenient public charging stations and a fear of running out of charge while driving.
Respondents cited gas savings, environmental concerns and lower maintenance costs as their top motivations to purchase an electric vehicle, according to AAA, which said its 2024 analysis 'found that EVs had the lowest fuel cost and lowest maintenance cost of any vehicle type.'
Taking a longer view, the percentage of U.S. drivers who believe that most cars will be electric within the next 10 years has declined from 40% in 2022 to 23% this year, according to the survey.
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