EVs Driven Far Less Than Gas-Powered Cars, Suggesting Overhyped Benefits of EV Push

EVs are driven much less than gas-powered cars, suggesting that the emission-reducing benefits of the much-hyped EV transition are overblown.

Electric vehicles are charging at a charging station in Monterey Park, Calif., on April 12, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

A new study shows that electric vehicles (EV) are being driven much less than than their gas-powered counterparts, suggesting that the claimed emission-reducing benefits of the big push for an EV transition are overblown.

Americans behind the wheel of fully electric cars drove nearly 4,500 miles per year less than they did gasoline-powered vehicles, according to a recent study that sought to quantify EV mileage in the United States.