Electric vehicles are displayed before a news conference with White House Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about the American Jobs Plan and to highlight electric vehicles at Union Station near Capitol Hill on April 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Biden administration has proposed over $170 billion in spending to boost the production of zero-emission buses and cars and increase the number of EV charging stations.
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More Americans than ever are interested in buying or leasing an electric vehicle, according to data released by Consumer Reports yesterday.
In a nationwide survey, 14 percent of respondents said they would "definitely" buy or lease an EV if they were in the market for a new car today — a significant jump from just four percent in 2020. Twenty-two percent said they would "seriously consider" an electric vehicle.
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