Nearly Half of American EV Owners Likely to Switch to Gas-Powered Cars, Study Finds

The study found that the likeliness to buy electric vehicles has grown over the past three years. In 2021, 14% of gas-powered car owners said their next vehicle would be electric, compared to 18% in February, according to the study. The Biden administration has said more people will buy electric cars at a quicker rate if infrastructure improves and vehicle prices decrease, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttegieg telling CBS News last month the U.S. needs to have a central role in growing the market.

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I am not surprised at all. I will not own one. We drive old cars, we will do our best to keep them running.

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Nearly half of Americans who currently own an electric vehicle will likely switch to a gas-powered car, according to a McKinsey & Company study published this month.

Forty-six percent of electric vehicle owners told the consulting firm they would likely switch back to a more traditional car. Of the nine countries surveyed, which include Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Norway, France, Italy and Japan, the U.S. had the second-highest percentage. More Here

CBS News Reports

Seoul, South Korea — A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital killed more than 20 people on Monday, most of them workers from China, officials said. Rescue workers at the factory in Hwaseong city, just south of Seoul, retrieved the bodies after combing through the site, local fire official Kim Jin-young told a televised briefing.

The Reuters news agency quoted Kim as saying at least 18 Chinese workers were killed, along with one Laotian, according to company officials. The nationalities of at least three other fatalities reported by Kim remained unclear. More Here

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