Democrats say they are way more likely than Republicans to buy electric vehicles. Could that change?
Updated: 1 minute agoA Kia EV6 electric vehicle is charged at the Lafontaine Kia dealership in Detroit, Michigan. sales, the country sold almost 1.2 million fully electric vehicles in 2023, more than quadruple the number in 2019. Grocery stores and rest stops are installing charging stations across the country; electric cars have moved beyond niche status and are being produced by Ford, GM, Hyundai and many others.polarization.
Actual sales show a similar trend. According to an analysis from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, MIT and HEC Montréal, between 2012 and 2022 about half of all EVs sold went to the top 10 percent most Democratic counties in the United States. Around a third of all EVs sold went to the top 5 percent most Democratic counties. That pattern persisted when researchers analyzed the most Democratic states, according to the working paper, which has not yet been peer-reviewed.
Still, Democratic areas have much more than their fair share of electric cars. So why did electric cars become - and stay - so polarized?electric vehicles into the culture wars, in light of President Biden’s Conservatives talking about EVs often make a few standard critiques: that switching to electric cars will end up supporting China, that the vehicles are too expensive for ordinary Americans, or that Democrats“It’s a religion,” Tucker Carlson said on Fox News shortly after California announced its plan to phase out gas-powered cars. “It’s about making them feel like good people and increasing their control over you.
to conservatives. Conservatives also tend to be more hesitant to adopt new technologies; liberals are more open to change.
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