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EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don't believe it
Americans are growing less convinced that electric vehicles are supposed to be better for the planet than gas cars. The share of car-buying Americans who believe that has gone down by 5 percentage points in the last two years, from 63% to 58%. People who say they are interested in buying an EV, known in the auto industry as "EV considerers," remain solidly convinced that EVs have an environmental benefit. EV sales growth in the U.S. has slowed — in fact, the automotive data giant J.D. Power predicts that EVs as a share of new-car sales just peaked for the year at 9.2%.