As the demand for electric vehicles increases, dealerships nationwide have been unable to keep up, according to Green Car Reports.
The Rev Up Electric Vehicles report released recently by the Sierra Club lays out the results of a national survey conducted from June through November 2022 with randomly selected dealerships in each U.S. state.
It reported that almost two-thirds of dealerships did not have one EV available for sale and that 44% would have offered one if they could obtain one. The Western United States accounted for 45% of EV sales in the country in 2022, but the Sierra Club found that only 27% of dealerships in the region had an EV to offer for sale.
The conclusion of the study was that automakers were the root of the issue; unlike previous versions of the Rev Up Electric Vehicles report, which in 2016 reported dealerships showing disinterest in EVs, and in 2019 found that dealers were simply not equipped to sell them.
“While some dealerships are still reluctant to fully embrace EVs, many dealers are expressing a newfound eagerness to sell EVs,” the organization stated. “However, it is the responsibility of manufacturers to deliver more EVs to all dealers.”