nicetriangle , 9 months ago

It is happening though. Just not quite as fast as in the EU for example, but the trend is cause for some optimism.

https://insideevs.com/news/657660/us-electric-car-sales-january2023/

75% YoY increase in EVs sold as a percentage of all new light vehicles from 2022 to 2023. It's still single digits (7.1%) but I expect that number to keep rising. Will be really interesting to see what the figures are next year. Apparently California is already above 20% of new car sales.

This article also has some promising forward looking polling results.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/09/15/ev-tipping-point-electric-poll/

Only 46% of people surveyed preferred a fully gas powered vehicle. That seems like a big shift in public opinion from even 5 years ago.