A survey reveals that 64% of car dealerships expect Donald Trump's administration to positively influence their business, largely due to anticipated rollbacks of federal emissions standards. Many dealers dislike selling EVs, citing factors like lack of consumer interest, logistical issues, and the mismatch between their profit from service work and the sales of electric vehicles. A significant number of dealerships expressed that current EV mandates seem unrealistic due to inadequate incentives and infrastructure.
According to the Automotive News survey, 65% of dealers say that customers are not interested in the EVs on their lots. A group of 4,700 dealers argued in a public letter to President Joe Biden last year that meeting aggressive EV goals would be impossible and ill advised.
It is uncontestable that the combination of fewer tax incentives, a woefully inadequate charging infrastructure, and insufficient consumer demand makes the proposed electric vehicle mandate completely unrealistic.
Car dealerships have often been given undesirable EVs to sell, and have lost plenty of money over these cars sitting on their lots.
They may also be thumbing the scale themselves, as dealers often nudge consumers away from EVs.
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