AP: Electric car sales are slowing in the US and Europe as both fans and skeptics share concerns [View all]

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Electric car sales are slowing in the US and Europe as both fans and skeptics share concerns
By DAVID McHUGH, ALEXA ST. JOHN and KEN MORITSUGU
Updated 1:53 AM EST, November 27, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — While sales of electric vehicles surge in China, adoption of more environmentally friendly vehicles is stumbling in the United States and Europe as carmakers and governments struggle to meet years-old promises about affordability and charging stations.

Adding to those headwinds: an incoming new U.S. president who has disparaged government support for electric vehicles.

China is the exception. Driven by government subsidies and mandates, vehicles with electric motors, including plug-in hybrids that combine electric and fossil fuel motors, topped 50% of sales in the month of July.

Concerns about range, charging infrastructure and higher prices are sore points among both electric car enthusiasts and skeptics in Europe and the U.S.

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