Nearly Half of US EV Drivers Consider Switching Back to Gas Vehicles: McKinsey Study

Costs and lack of public charging infrastructure are top reasons.

A Volkswagen electric car is parked in front of a charging station in Salzgitter, Germany, on May 18, 2022. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images

More electric vehicle (EV) drivers are thinking about switching back to internal combustion engine automobiles, according to new findings from the 2024 McKinsey & Co. Mobility Consumer Global Survey.

Forty-six percent of EV owners surveyed in the United States said they will likely return to driving gas-powered vehicles.