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> I won’t cite a bunch of statistics (that may seem encouraging but actually are not). Just look around you. Weird article. The author is basically saying I am

> I won’t cite a bunch of statistics (that may seem encouraging but actually are not). Just look around you. Weird article. The author is basically saying I am gonna ignore statistics and gonna talk about my personal perception. Statistics linked in the article are actually pretty cool: https://www.eei.org/issuesandpolicy/electrictransportation/Documents/FINAL_EV_Sales_Update_April2019.pdf https://www.eei.org/issuesandpolicy/electrictransportation/D...

m463 7y ago
> Ford’s Cannis cites an interesting statistic: “Forty-two percent of Americans think electric vehicles still require gas to run.” That shows how little many Americans know about EVs. Or they think all EVs are basically a Toyota Prius (which is even worse). The statistics in your link support this. The Prius shows up as an EV. I think the term EV is becoming ambiguous, sometimes unintentionally sometimes intentionally. Some people want to state sales are higher, so they include BEV + hybrids in EV numbers. Some people want to be accurate and describe any car with a battery as an EV. Some people don't think a car that uses gas is really an EV, or want to report lower numbers so use BEV numbers.