Car purchasing intention in the U.S. by vehicle type and household income 2022

According to results from a 2022 survey, a household's annual gross income influenced U.S. consumers' intention to purchase a hybrid or electric vehicle. Some 62 percent of respondents self-reporting as from an upper class household intended on purchasing a new energy vehicle. This share dropped to just over half for middle class respondents, and under 35 percent for underprivileged participants.

根据2022年的一项调查结果，美国消费者购买混合动力或电动汽车的意向受到家庭年度总收入的影响。约62%的受访者，其家庭属于上层阶级，计划购买新能源车辆。这一比例在中产阶级受访者中降至略超过一半，而在弱势群体参与者中则不足35%。