Survey Sunday: Electrek readers find the silver lining in high fuel prices — SkimNews
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- Electrek ran a multi-week sidebar survey asking readers to name the silver lining of $7/gallon gas tied to the war in Iran, collecting nearly 2,000 responses
- Over 60% of respondents chose accelerated mainstream interest in hybrid and electric vehicle adoption, while 12% picked "fewer lifted 4×4s"
- Readers commented that crew cab pickup drivers were visibly slowing on interstates, with one noting large trucks were "normally a big problem in the slow lane going 10 under"
- Commenter RDLink wrote that they already drive an EV and want gas prices to keep rising, arguing ICE drivers have the same information available and are "dooming the rest of us"
- Longtime reader Harry Tuttle advocated lightweight electric two-wheelers, pointing to Aventura X composite scooters as a Vespa-style alternative after Piaggio priced its electric Vespa at $7,999
- Survey commenters also flagged knock-on pain from higher fuel costs, including rising grocery prices and broader household financial strain
Why it matters: With over 60% of roughly 2,000 surveyed readers naming EV adoption as the upside of $7 gas, the poll functions as a sentiment barometer: fuel-cost shocks appear to be actively converting commuters toward EVs and away from large ICE trucks, a demand signal for automakers and charging buildout.
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