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Compatibility problems may be to blame for the\u00a0recent bumps<\/a>\u00a0on the road to an electric future.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the takeaway from the 2024\u00a0Edmunds EV Sentiment Survey<\/a>, a new report that identified \u201ca significant disconnect\u201d between what car shoppers want from an EV versus what today\u2019s market has to offer.<\/p>\n Edmunds found that:<\/p>\n Bottom line?<\/p>\n \u201cThe electric vehicle market is growing, but consumers have enough reservations about the current options and\u00a0charging infrastructure challenges<\/a>\u00a0to limit more significant growth in the short term,\u201d Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds\u2019 AVP of insights, wrote.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, another recent report identified a gap in EV owners\u2019 knowledge of local utility programs that could support their at-home charging experience.<\/p>\n That\u2019s one finding from J.D. Power\u2019s 2024 US Electric Vehicle Experience\u00a0Home Charging study<\/a>, which surveyed 15,617 owners of battery-electric and hybrid vehicles on their satisfaction with three different types of home chargers.<\/p>\n The survey found that nearly half of respondents were \u201cunaware of the programs offered by their electric utility.\u201d J.D. Power noted that it\u2019s \u201cin the interest of both automakers and home charger manufacturers\u201d to educate consumers on utility programs such as ones that offer financial incentives for installation.<\/p>\n This report was initially published<\/a> in Tech Brew<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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