Study Pinpoints Who Is Buying All These EV Cars

Electric cars are still such a novelty that little is known about their owners and how they use the vehicles. But recent research is beginning to unlock some of the mysteries.

Plug-in vehicles—those that run entirely on battery power or that combine electric and gasoline drives—represent less than 1% of total U.S. vehicle sales, but in the past three years their numbers have grown rapidly. Sales nearly tripled in 2012 and are on track to nearly double this year, according to the Electric Drive

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Sciros - 9/24/2013 12:46:54 PM

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Part of the reason the income distribution is so skewed is that the areas where these cars are being bought have tremendously high costs of living, and the incomes at least in part reflect that. Still, not enough for a swing from 33% to 80%.

vdiv - 9/24/2013 1:00:28 PM

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Other than the presented EV Project infographic the article is a bunch of baloney, which is to be expected from a business right-leaning publication.

The people who choose to drive plugin vehicles are numerous and diverse enough to be classifiable in buckets and stereotyped. Correlation of various data samples also does not mean causation. Maybe plugin drivers drive less because they plan and choose the shortest route or use other means of transportation, not because "they are running out of juice".

The cost of the plugins also does not indicate directly the higher incomes since plugins are disproportionately leased instead of bought/financed. However their higher education level may have something to do with their income. BTW the Volt is now $35k not $40k.