While the US public has never been very enthusiastic toward electric vehicles, it seems that it has become openly hostile in the past months. This might be puzzling to people who wonder why all the recent technical advances in EV and battery tech haven't made electric cars more popular. The answer? It's complicated.
Despite the major advantages of electric vehicles, the adoption rate in the US stalled even before the administration passed legislation to cut subsidies. The US market is the outlier, as other regions have continued to increase their EV market share at an accelerated pace. This is most obvious in China, which accounts for more than half of all electric vehicles sold in the world. However, Europe has also made progress in the first half of 2025, whereas the US is going backwards.
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