just launched an EV buying guide and in the process reported the findings of a new study that includes the aforementioned findings. It also describes the situation in-depth and highlights the challenges that manufacturers and buyers are facing as the transition to electrified vehicles takes place.
The vast majority of the United States has seen gas prices rise sharply over the last month due to a number of factors including . At the same time, manufacturers were already struggling to build enough electric vehicles. Those factors have combined with others to limit EV availability.“Recent macro events including historic inflation, rapidly rising gas prices, and debate over oil production and supply have transformed consumers’ mere curiosity about EVs to an unprecedented level of interest,” said Jenni Newman, editor-in-chief for Cars.com.
The study also revealed other major challenges that Americans are facing when it comes to the purchase of an electric vehicle. Among them are pricing, availability of home charging, and what kind of daily commute they have. Interestingly, some of the largest states across the nation have the highest online interest in EV models.
somewhat unsurprisingly ranks first with EV searches making up 16.3 percent of all Cars.com queries. Florida comes in second at 7.4 percent and maybe most surprising is Texas which lags just behind at 7.1 percent.