Why don't Americans love to buy electric cars? This seems like a confusing question. After all, electric vehicles are known as the typical representative of recognized green energy, and green energy is one of the main directions for future automobile development. In the past few years, China has continuously pushed sales of new energy vehicles to new highs with its rapidly rising new energy technology, while compared with China, the electric vehicle market in the United States has been in a downturn and even has a downward trend.
American car culture
First, to understand why Americans don't like buying electric cars very much, we need to understand American car culture. The United States is known as a "country on wheels", this is not an empty phrase. Almost all Americans rely on cars because most of them live in suburbs farther from the city's commercial centers. For the vast majority of Americans, they rely on a car to get to work, shop and travel every day. As a result, their daily mileage is usually more than 100 miles, and the family mileage is more than 500 miles on holidays. For traditional fuel vehicles, such mileage is no problem, because gas stations are all over the United States, and there is no mileage anxiety problem.
In contrast, the range of most electric vehicles is usually around 250 to 300 miles. This means that owners of electric vehicles need to charge at least twice a week, and it is difficult to make long journeys because the number of public charging stations in the United States is relatively small. In the U.S., you can drive a traditional fuel vehicle all the way from New York to Los Angeles, but if you drive an electric car, you may not be able to drive continuously to Washington. This mileage limit is indeed a serious problem for the United States, which has a vast territory.
Fuel cost differences
Another reason is the difference in fuel costs. One of the main reasons for the popularity of electric vehicles in China is the relatively low price of electricity. At present, the price of No. 92 gasoline in China is close to 8.41 yuan per liter, while the average price of electricity is 0.51 yuan per kWh. If calculated per 100 kilometers of driving, traditional fuel vehicles need 7 liters of gasoline, equivalent to 60 yuan, while electric vehicles only need 20 degrees of electricity, equivalent to 10 yuan. This means that driving an electric car in China is more economical than a traditional fuel vehicle.
In comparison, the price of No. 92 gasoline in the United States is $0.7/liter, equivalent to 5 yuan/liter, while the average price of electricity is 1 yuan per kWh. For every 100 kilometers driven, traditional fuel vehicles cost 35 yuan, while electric vehicles cost 20 yuan. Although electric vehicles are still more economical than traditional fuel vehicles, the gap is not obvious. Therefore, from an economic point of view, American consumers are more inclined to buy traditional fuel vehicles, which has also become one of the reasons for the limited development of electric vehicles in the US market.
Electric vehicles are relatively expensive
Another factor hindering the adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S. market is the relatively high price of electric vehicles. Taking the Tesla Model 3 standard version as an example, the price in the United States is about 40,000 US dollars, equivalent to about 280,000 yuan. In China, the price of the same model is 230,000 yuan. The difference is as high as 50,000 yuan. In contrast, American consumers can choose a variety of traditional fuel models in the $40,000 price range, such as the BMW 3 Series, Jeep Wrangler or Audi Q3, which are relatively more attractive in terms of cost performance.
However, this is only the current situation. In recent years, the US government has begun to pay attention to the future development trend of electric vehicles, and frequently introduced policy subsidies for electric vehicles. With the government's continuous follow-up of the electric vehicle subsidy policy and the laying of a large number of outdoor public charging piles, the US electric vehicle market is gradually heating up. From the second half of this year, we can see that the popularity of electric vehicles in the US market is gradually improving. Over time, electric vehicles are bound to gain wider recognition and market share in the United States.
Why don't Americans like buying electric cars very much? The answer to this question has to do with cultural, economic and market conditions in part. However, with global environmental awareness and government support for green energy and sustainable transportation, the outlook for electric vehicles in the U.S. market is gradually improving.
The U.S. government has taken a number of steps to promote the development of electric vehicles. These include tax incentive programs, the construction of charging infrastructure, and support for electric vehicle manufacturers. These policies will help reduce the price of electric vehicles, improve their performance, and provide consumers with more motivation to buy a car.
In addition, more and more traditional car manufacturers have also joined the electric vehicle market and launched various electric models, which will increase the choice in the market and improve consumers' motivation to buy cars. Tesla, as a leader in the electric vehicle market, is also expanding its influence in the US market.
In short, although Americans are not very fond of buying electric vehicles at present, over time, with the support of government policies and the continuous advancement of electric vehicle technology, the prospects of electric vehicles in the US market will gradually improve. In the future, we can foresee that electric vehicles will become more popular in the United States and become one of the main representatives of green energy transportation. With the development of electric vehicles, mainland electric vehicle brands will also have more opportunities to emerge in the international market and become the future stars of the global automotive industry.