Electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, accounted for 9 percent of U.S. vehicle sales in 2023. That’s up from 7 percent in 2022, but it’s still not a huge percentage.
Certainly, price has been a limiting factor to greater adoption of EVs, but another is range anxiety. One day, people might drive to and from the grocery store. The next day, they might drive to a neighboring state.