U.S. shopper curiosity in buying electrical automobiles is rising quick, however People nonetheless stay much less assured within the expertise than their abroad counterparts, in response to a research by the EY consulting and accounting agency.
Greater than 20 % of People surveyed by EY in March and April stated they’d contemplate a battery-electric car for his or her subsequent automobile buy, up 15 % from a yr earlier, probably the most important leap within the research. Almost half stated they’d contemplate an electrified car — which incorporates plug-ins and hybrids — up 19 % from a yr earlier, additionally the largest enhance within the class of the 2023 EY Mobility Client Index. The index included responses from 15,000 shoppers globally. About 1,500 respondents had been U.S. shoppers.
EV-friendly insurance policies within the U.S., such because the Inflation Discount Act, have accelerated curiosity, EY stated, however the U.S. nonetheless trails a lot of the world in EV consideration. Automotive consumers in Norway, China, Singapore, India, Sweden, South Korea and Austria had been extra more likely to contemplate a BEV than U.S. shoppers.