EV charging is so bleak in the US that 46% of owners are considering going back to gas-powered cars
Nora Naughton
https://www.businessinsider.com/ev-charging-is-so-bad-its-driving-owners-back-to-gas-2024-6?utm_source=reddit.comElectric-vehicle charging is so bad it's driving people back to fossil fuels.
Lack of charging infrastructure is already a barrier for many would-be EV buyers.
The last thing the auto industry needs is people ditching their EVs.
Issues with charging has nearly half of electric-vehicle owners in the US considering going back to fossil fuels — the latest bad sign for the EV transition.
A recent consumer study conducted by McKinsey found that 46% of US EV owners surveyed were likely to switch back to a gas-powered vehicle, compared to a global average of 29% of EV owners who said they would likely switch back to an internal-combustion engine.
Respondents said the top reason for ditching their EVs was a lack of charging infrastructure. Other charging issues high on the list included a lack of charging at home and the impact of long-distance driving.
Range anxiety and access to charging infrastructure have long been considered big barriers to electric-vehicle adoption, but the revelation that these same issues may drive current battery-powered car owners back into gas-powered cars is a new blow for the already rocky EV transition.
