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The data found about 68 per cent of car shoppers in 2022 who did not own an EV showed an intent to purchase one, but that dropped to 56 per cent this year.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wouldn't surprise me if the biggest factor was just interest rates.

EVs still do tend to cost more than ICE vehicles, and the used market is still pretty new for EVs.

Autotrader is mostly a used car marketplace. So it doesn't really surprise me that after a year where used cars cost more than news ones, and new cars were flipped for immediat profit.

Now that is starting to settle down and people who still can afford a new car just gets it right from a dealership.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Availability is some of the issue as well. I was able to snag an Ioniq 5 in May because another guy's credit was rejected and I had called at the right time to add myself to the list for the new trim level.

I've been on the list at every dealer in SK for over a year and I've been called only twice, with both vehicles being the matte black. I don't know why they even send matte painted cars here, they're dirty the moment they're exposed to air.

Meanwhile, there are many Ioniq 5s collecting dust in dealer lots in the US.