Automotive
March 31, 2023
New findings from market research company Escalent suggest that consumer purchase consideration for electric options is currently marred by concerns over ease of EV ownership. Image credit: BMW
By Amirah Keaton
A new study is uncovering sizable barriers to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d21211bd56905b0057844879bdf3940f","s":"efa87a9ae4caa964"}
Share your thoughts. Click here