Monday’s episode of CBS Mornings included a segment on declining interest in electric vehicles. CBS admitted the complications, with correspondent Ben Tracy citing customers’ desire not to feel “forced” in their car purchases.
Co-host Tony Dokoupil began with a survey from AAA which “says 63 percent of potential car buyers surveyed are unlikely, they say, to purchase an EV for their next vehicle.” Instead, as Tracy discovered in his interview with Ford production manager Courtney Reeves, customers were far more interested in hybrid cars. Ford saw a 30 percent increase in hybrid sales, just in the past year:
[Hybrids] hit the sweet spot for consumers who want to save on fuel costs or lower their emissions but don't yet want a fully electric vehicle because of concerns including price, range anxiety, and evolving battery technology.