Americans are less likely to buy an electric vehicle (EV) compared to people from other nations, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index from EY Global, which also showed that a high proportion of survey respondents who were likely to buy an EV would be willing to pay a premium for it.
Among the 13,000 people surveyed in 18 countries, only 29 percent of Americans and 38 percent of Australians committed to buying electric vehicles, a May 23 press release said. In contrast, 73 percent of Italian car buyers, 69 percent of Chinese buyers, and 63 percent of South Korean buyers were committed to buying an EV.
For the first time in the survey’s history, over 50 percent of respondents expressed a desire to buy an EV. At 52 percent, this represented an increase of 22 percentage points in just two years….