Survey Sunday: how much pain at the pump will it take to switch to EV?

For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about how much Electrek readers think gas would need to cost to convince the most dedicated anti-EV hysterics to switch to a plug-in car. After receiving over 2,800 responses, here’s what you told us.

In case you missed the survey, the question read, “As gas and diesel prices rise, more and more Americans are shopping for new and used EVs and hybrids. Think of the most stubborn anti-EV hysteric you know – how much would a gallon of gas or diesel have to cost for them to make the switch?”

After seven days and over 2,800 responses, the numbers seem to indicate that Electrek readers don’t have much faith in their ICE-loving neighbors – but a second look may reveal something more nuanced.

By the numbers

The most surprising result was that almost half of respondents think there’s simply no price high enough to reach some drivers. Our readers believe these drivers are simply too far gone, lost down some internal combustion rabbit hole oil well and fully committed to ICE, even as the cost of fuel climbs above $10/gal.