Among U.S. respondents who were at least somewhat likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022, 73 percent reported helping the environment as a major reason to consider this purchase. Furthermore, 71 percent reported saving money on gas was an incentive for EV purchase. In contrast, keeping up with the latest trends in vehicles was not among the reasons most participants considered buying an electric vehicle.
Selected reasons why consumers in the United States considered purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022
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Results exclude respondents who did not give an answer, which leads to them not adding up to 100 percent.
* This is the overall respondent count. The results only include U.S. adults who would be at least somewhat likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle, which represents 42 percent out of these 10,282 respondents.
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Pew Research Center. (August 1, 2022). Selected reasons why consumers in the United States considered purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391153/selected-reasons-why-us-adults-considered-purchasing-an-ev/
Pew Research Center. "Selected reasons why consumers in the United States considered purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022." Chart. August 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391153/selected-reasons-why-us-adults-considered-purchasing-an-ev/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Selected reasons why consumers in the United States considered purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391153/selected-reasons-why-us-adults-considered-purchasing-an-ev/
Pew Research Center. "Selected Reasons Why Consumers in The United States Considered Purchasing An Electric Vehicle as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391153/selected-reasons-why-us-adults-considered-purchasing-an-ev/
Pew Research Center, Selected reasons why consumers in the United States considered purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391153/selected-reasons-why-us-adults-considered-purchasing-an-ev/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Selected reasons why consumers in the United States considered purchasing an electric vehicle as of May 2022 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391153/selected-reasons-why-us-adults-considered-purchasing-an-ev/
