Higher gas prices, concern for environment and more variety drives interest in electric vehicles


Higher gas prices, concern for environment and more variety drives interest in electric vehicles


But getting more electric vehicles on the roads will be a `glacial movement,` car dealer predicts

Gas prices are climbing to record highs in Wisconsin and across the country, and that has more drivers considering turning to electric vehicles. But the price of gas is just one part of the equation, industry experts said, and won’t necessarily translate to more electric vehicles on the road.

Interest in electric vehicles has been on the rise after a decade of slow growth. Electric vehicle sales in the United States increased 60 percent in the first quarter of 2022. And that’s after nearly doubling from 2020 to 2021. In Wisconsin, there were 7,521 electric vehicles registered as of July 2021, up 22 percent from 2020...



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