You’re much more likely to buy an EV if you’ve ever had a ride in one

The percentage of Americans who say they would "definitely buy" an electric vehicle has more than tripled over the past two years, according to a new survey. That's a little less impressive than it seems at first glance: It went from just 4% of Americans in 2020 to 14% in the latest Consumer Reports survey of attitudes towards electric vehicles. But the survey did provide a hint as to how the figure could keep growing. One of the biggest predictors of whether someone said they would at least consider getting an electric car was, simply, whether they'd had any experience with one in real life.