The HERE-SBD EV Index finds positive American perceptions of charging infrastructure rose from 28% to 47% in a year, and 60% now expect it to keep improving, even as US battery-electric market share fell to 5.37%. HERE is headquartered in Amsterdam and was bought from Nokia by Audi, BMW and Daimler in 2015.
More Americans say they are open to an electric car than a year ago, InsideEVs reported, even as US battery-electric market share fell to 5.37% after the federal tax credit ended.
The finding comes from the HERE-SBD EV Index, built on charge point data and a survey of more than 4,000 drivers. Charging is what moved.
Positive perceptions of charging infrastructure rose from 28% to 47% in a year, HERE said, and 60% of drivers now expect it to keep improving. More than half, 53%, say they are more open to an electric car than they were a year ago.
“Consumer sentiment often leads purchasing behavior,” said Robert Fisher, senior consulting manager at SBD Automotive. Fuel prices came second, named by 57%. Among people who already drive an electric car, 79% name fuel costs.
