The relentless partisan divide that has such a firm chokehold on American politics has unfortunately seized upon electric vehicles as its next target. Every day we hear more EV bashing from every organ of the Republican party, from elected officials and Fox News to partisan bloggers. This EV bashing really bugs me. I’m a Detroit-raised Republican and I love my EVs. We own a BMW iX and a Volkswagen ID.4.
We wanted to break respondents out into three groups: pro-EV, open but hesitating toward EVs, and anti-EV. So we asked voters this question: “What best describes you?” The responses we allowed were: “I’m seriously considering looking to buy an EV in the next year or two.” “I may buy an EV once the problems are worked out and prices are lower.” “I will probably never buy an EV.” Here are their answers, by party identity.