Title: There have now been over 540,000 electric vehicles sold in the U.S. - Vox
Headings: There have now been over 540,000 electric vehicles sold in the U.S.
There have now been over 540,000 electric vehicles sold in the U.S.
That’s according to a report published by EV charging network ChargePoint.
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Content: “The good news is that the federal government has been generally absent from [the EV movement],” he said. “ They haven’t been funding [it]. It’s been largely the purview of the states aside from two factors: The $7,500 vehicle tax credit and the [vehicle fuel efficiency standards].” So at most, fuel efficiency standards might become more relaxed and the tax credit may go away, but it wouldn’t be a nail in the coffin for electrification, he said. “At the high end of the market, I don’t think the Tesla owner would change the ownership equation in their head if that credit would go away,” he said. ChargePoint
Interestingly, there is little direct correlation between the rise of gas prices and EV sales according to the report. In other words, the EV buyer isn’t just trying to avoid the cost of gas. Other than the cost savings and the environmental benefits, ChargePoint found that some consumers were looking for the most cutting-edge software hence the popularity of Teslas. Update: