The desire of Americans to acquire electric cars has declined this year, as just under half said they are not seriously considering buying an electric car and may not consider it in the future.

A study by the Gallup Institute for Public Opinion Research showed that 44% of American adults are not considering purchasing an electric car in the future, which is a decrease of 11 percentage points from the survey results conducted last year where it was 55%.

Meanwhile, the percentage of high-income Americans who are not considering buying an electric car in the future rose from 6% last year to 14% this year, despite this group being more qualified than others to buy an electric car due to its higher price compared to traditional cars.

The percentage of potential buyers who said they do not intend to buy an electric car increased from 41% last year to 48% this year.

The percentage of Americans who said they own an electric car rose from 4% to 7% over the year. This percentage coincides with a corresponding decrease in the percentage of Americans who said they are seriously considering buying an electric car from 9% to 12% during the same period.

Despite the increase in the percentage of Americans who actually purchased an electric car last month, the percentage of those who said they might consider buying an electric car in the future has declined.

This category dropped from 43% in 2023 to 35% this year according to a survey conducted during the first 20 days of last March.

These results confirm the recent decisions made by some car manufacturers to reduce their production of electric cars after the pace of growth in the market for these cars slowed compared to expectations.

The U.S. government hopes that the share of electric cars in new car sales will reach 60% by 2030. This goal is unlikely to be achieved if consumer attitudes toward these cars do not change quickly in the coming years according to the Gallup Institute.