According to a recent online poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, one-third of Americans are at least thinking about buying an EV for their next model.
The poll, which surveyed 4,410 Americans across the country, found 56 percent of respondents would be willing to pay no more than $49,999 for an EV. Although to note, despite Biden's EV incentives passing back in August 2022 ($7,500 EV tax credits and other battery and EV manufacturing incentives) to help shift the industry toward electric models, EVs are still priced above $50,000.
The poll also found that 35 percent would want an EV that could travel at least 500 miles on a charge, while 37 percent would want a minimum of 300 miles.
With over 80 EV models on the market, only nearly 6 percent of all U.S. sales in 2022 were EVs.
However, as automakers continue to invest heavily into EVs and Biden moves to adopt new regulations to meet his goal of 50 percent of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be EV or plug-in hybrid models, this percentage is sure to increase in the coming years.
