Loading ...Buyer’s Remorse: Why Are 20% Of Early EV Adopters Now Defecting to Internal Combustion?
Is our honeymoon with the electric vehicle finally over? A study found that one in five early adopters of EV cars and trucks are returning to gas-powered vehicles. As a result, used EV prices are freefalling.
The Journal Nature published a study revealing that of the folks who were early adopters of EVs in California (between 2012 and 2018), 20% of PHEV drivers have returned to fully gas-powered vehicles and 18% of full EV drivers returned to gas-powered–with their subsequent vehicle purchase.
Understanding discontinuance among California’s electric vehicle owners – NATURE ENERGY – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-021-00814-9
Can you say range anxiety?
Deranged anxiety is more to the point.
Everything I do and use depends on oil extraction. Let’s end oil extraction!