American consumers increasingly prefer electric cars over gasoline-powered cars

The 2022 report of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that the production of electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and battery vehicles in the country increased by 7% in 2022, expected to increase by 12% in 2023.

According to a new report published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2022, the US car market will record a trend of consumers increasingly preferring electric cars over gasoline-powered cars. The EPA’s 2022 report indicates that electric vehicle sales in the US will increase in 2022. Production of electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and battery vehicles in the US increased by 7% in 2022, expected to increase by 12% in 2023.

The average distance traveled by electric vehicles after a full charge has increased to 490km, 4 times higher than the corresponding data recorded in 2011.

Notably, in 2022, new vehicles in the US set a record for fuel efficiency, achieving the largest annual improvement in the past 9 years, averaging 26 miles per gallon of gasoline (mpg).

Specifically, the fuel efficiency of cars sold in 2022 in the US has increased by 0.6mpg compared to 2021, of which electric and hybrid cars alone have an average energy efficiency increase of 1.2mpg.

The EPA predicts that the energy efficiency of vehicles sold in 2023 will increase to 26.9mpg.

EPA representative, Michael Regan, assessed that the report highlighted the progress of the automobile manufacturing industry in recent times, contributing to reducing polluting and toxic emissions.

Automobile manufacturers use emissions credits to meet regulatory environmental protection requirements.

However, analysts cite report results showing that emissions from gasoline vehicles have remained virtually unchanged since 2015, which shows that automakers in the US are “slow” in implementing plans to gradually phase out gasoline-powered vehicles.

Currently, these car models still account for a large proportion of cars sold, meaning these vehicles will continue to appear on the road for many years to come.

Source: US Environmental Protection Agency

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