Politically conservative buyers have historically been less interested in electric vehicles, according to survey data from YouGov. But this year, for the first time, more conservatives than liberals considered buying cars from Elon Musk-owned Tesla. Musk has strong ties with conservative President-elect Donald Trump.While the majority of right-leaning car buyers still aren’t keen on battery-powered cars, the Musk factor seems to be thawing some of their resistance. In March, 83% of Republican-identifying survey respondents told YouGov that they wouldn’t consider buying an EV. By September, that number dropped to 74%.In…
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