The number of buyers in the U.S. considering an electric vehicle purchase in 2024 has fallen from a year ago due to a shortage of affordable cars, inadequate charging infrastructure and ignorance about EV benefits, a study by J.D. Power, opens new tab has shown.

Other factors contributing to waning EV demand in the United States include stubborn inflation, high interest rates and underwhelming growth in model availability, the study said.

  • Flying Squid
    42•2 months ago

    They’re relatively pricey, they’re hard to find, you likely can’t charge one if you live in an apartment or rent a house and the economy is in the shitter.

    So yeah.

      • Flying Squid
        10•2 months ago

        That does not help, but even if you remove my first issue because they are more affordable, there are still the other two issues.

    • SeaJ
      2•2 months ago

      Many are discounting their cars quite a bit, especially leases. My state added in an instant rebate that brings down some bz4x trims to $60/month for the years. That would actually pay for itself with gas savings.

      Apartment charging is still an issue that needs to be solved. But home rental shouldn’t be much of an issue if there is an outdoor outlet. Charging at level 1 will get you between 3-5 miles per hour of charge which will top 50-80% of people up overnight.

      Edit: fixed autocorrect typos.

        • SeaJ
          4•2 months ago

          I feel like that needs to be an option. We have had electric dogs for years. Why no electric cats?

          • @SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
            4•2 months ago

            No no no no, I keep looking at cats and being grateful that they are so small. Why would you create A.I. based on a predator?

            “We should have known better than to keep upgrading the cat, Manny. It knows us too well.” Accellerando, C. Stross