What percentage of U.S. drivers want their next car to be an EV?

Electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t as popular by now as many had hoped. According to Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study which surveyed more than 31,000 people across 30 countries, only 5 percent of U.S. consumers desire an EV for their next vehicle. And the U.S. isn’t alone in this low sentiment toward EVs — only 8 percent of survey respondents in the U.K. and Canada want an EV, and in Japan it was only 3 percent.

The majority of U.S. respondents, 62 percent, indicated that they would not consider an electrified option for their next vehicle. While Deloitte suggests that some of this hesitation toward EVs could be the result of affordability concerns, the survey results suggest that one of the biggest barriers to adoption in the U.S. is range concerns. Forty-nine percent of respondents listed range as a reason they would not choose an EV, with 46 percent of those saying charging time was the main reason.

Globally, German consumers seem to share these concerns, with 54 percent saying they would not buy an EV due to range concerns. About half of U.K. respondents (52 percent) felt the same. Consumers in China, however, are much more receptive to switching to EVs, with 27 percent of respondents saying they would buy one next.