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Tideland Prius

Nearly Half of [US] Shoppers See Public Charging as an EV Dealbreaker

Electric vehicles are no longer limited to a few body styles or price points, and more companies than just Tesla are poised to ramp up production to meet the backlog of demand.

But as one major shopping survey and resulting study have found, at least ahead of the bulk of the federal EV charging network buildout starting this year, there’s one dealbreaker that could put the brakes on a groundswell of EV adoption. A slow rollout of public chargers is contributing to some would-be EV buyers deciding to fuel up at the gas pump for another few years.

The 2023 U.S. Electric Vehicle Consideration Study, out Thursday from the automotive survey giant J.D. Power found that 26% of new-vehicle shoppers said that they were “very likely” to consider purchasing an EV—up from 24% in the same survey a year ago. The portion saying they were “overall likely” to...
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Tideland Prius

Toyota Teases Crown Electric Sedan

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1139936_toyota-teases-crown-electric-sedan-efficiency-boosting-ev-
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Georgina Rudkus

How BEV's may be dangerous to smaller lighter vehicles is an accident

Experts worry electric vehicles may pose safety risk to drivers of lighter cars

Georgina Rudkus Jun 17, 2023 Read More Replies: 68