New Gallup Poll Finds More Americans Aren’t Interested in Buying EVs

While slightly more Americans now say they own an electric vehicle (EV) than last year, more non-owners report that they would not buy one in the future. A Gallup poll published on April 8 suggests that about 7 percent of Americans, up from 4 percent in 2023, already own an EV. The survey, conducted from March 1 to 20, also found that less than half of respondents, or 44 percent, are either “seriously considering” or “might consider” buying an EV for their next car, an 11 percent decrease compared to 55 percent of U.S. adults who said the same in 2023. It also found that nearly half of Americans, or 48 percent, said they would not purchase an EV in the future, an increase of 7 percentage points from last year’s poll....