The future for electric vehicles is looking bleaker than ever.
According to a Gallup poll published this week, the number of Americans who own an electric vehicle has indeed increased in the last year.
However, the number of those interested in buying one is on the decline despite efforts from the federal government to transition the entire automobile market within the next decade.
Seven percent of Americans, up from 4% a year ago, report that they own an electric vehicle. That increase is matched by an equal decline in the percentage saying they are seriously considering buying one, from 12% to 9%.
Meanwhile, fewer Americans — 35%, down from 43% in 2023 — say they might consider buying an EV in the future. Thus, even as some people have moved ahead with their intent to buy an EV in the past year, public demand for the cars has contracted.
Overall, less than half of adults, 44%,…
