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America’s switch to electric vehicles has faced a variety of obstacles, including politicians who don’t think we should move to electric vehicles, a lack of investment in charging infrastructure, and a lack of options for electric vehicles that people actually want to buy. Now, a new survey finds that fewer Americans believe the only real selling point of electric cars is that they’re cheaper.
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There are many reasons to buy an electric car, but one of the biggest selling points is their lower emissions and environmental impact over their lifetime. But a new survey shows that the number of Americans who actually believe electric cars are better for the planet than gasoline-powered cars is declining, reports NPR. As the site explains:
The net benefits of EVs are frequently fact-checked, including by NPR. “No technology is perfect, but electric vehicles will have significant benefits relative to internal combustion engines,” Jessica Tranquik, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told NPR this spring.
Tranquik says it’s important to ask these questions about the hidden costs of EVs, but they have been answered “thoroughly,” in his words, and various organizations have confirmed that EVs remain superior to gasoline-powered cars.
But the share of American car buyers who believe this has fallen 5 points over the past two years, from 63% to 58%, according to data provided exclusively to NPR by market research firm Ipsos.
Unsurprisingly, the number of people who believe EVs are better for the planet than gasoline-powered cars is even smaller.
A version of this article originally appeared on Jalopnik’s The Morning Shift.
