Is America’s EV revolution stalling?
Its motorists aren’t won over by battery power—yet
AMERICANS LOVE their automobiles. So long, it seems, as they don’t run on batteries. A poll published in July by the Pew Research Centre found that less than two-fifths of them would consider buying an electric vehicle (EV). Despite expanding charging networks and more EV models to choose from, that is a slightly lower share than the year before.
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This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “A revolution stalls”
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