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Despite the bad press, half of America is still considering an EV or hybrid car — they just want them to be cheaper (www.businessinsider.com)

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Claims that electric vehicles don't have enough demand may be overblown.

A new study from GBK Collective, published Thursday, found that half of the more than 2,000 US car consumers they interviewed were considering either an electric or a hybrid car for their next vehicle purchase.

This far outweighs the current ownership trends found in the study. Only 14% of those surveyed already own a plug-in or hybrid vehicle of some kind. It's another piece of evidence of a huge opportunity for EV manufacturers to home in on the needs of these green car-curious consumers.

"These are not the same kind of customers who created the initial EV market," GBK President Jeremy Korst told Business Insider in an interview.

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"These are later adopters, and because of that, they're not as driven by innovation or even design," Korst said. "They have more functional needs, and they're much more pragmatic and thinking about the total cost of ownership both in price and in effort, like, 'how do I charge so what's that going to take? How much time is it going to take me?'"

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

It's the same here in Brazil, people are interested but the cheapest EV is still very expensive and is just an electric version of a shitty car called Kwid that is now WAY overpriced thanks to it being an EV.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I was all set to buy a Kia Niro phev and then a month before they were available the government charged the tax credit and it no longer made economic sense. Ended up getting a new ICE Forte instead

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just make them as cheap and reliable as the dinosaur guzzlers and I'll happily buy and drive one. Especially if you can get that second hand.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I like the idea of an EV but honestly I barely drive, and when I do I lament the poor infrastructure of my country.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think more EV and hybrid vehicles should integrate power outlets (V2L), in order to compensate for poor infrastructure.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah they can be great as power backup, or generally as giant batteries for solar power. However by infra I meant roads and traffic sensibilities, especially in third world countries.

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