More and more people are turning to EVs when choosing their next vehicle and according to registration data in the United States, this choice is usually definitive. Indeed, 65.3% (or about two-thirds) of the households which already owned an electric vehicle chose another EV when buying a new car in 2022. This means that most people who live with an electric vehicle are willing to continue doing so for at least a number of years. This proportion is also increasing quickly since only 48 per cent of EV-owning households who bought another car in 2021 chose an EV. This is due to both the increasing variety of the EV market and the changing social perceptions about electric vehicles. Read original article here.
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