For EVs – Disasters Come In Threes – 1) Survey finds ‘just 6% of Americans prefer pure EVs’ 2) Hertz rental cars dropping 20k EV rentals & 3) Electric double-decker bus bursts into flames in London

Deloitte’s Global Automotive Consumer Study found: “Consumer interest in Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) vehicles is rebounding in some markets surveyed as affordability concerns continue to weigh heavily on forward intentions.”

Specifically, in the United States, 67% of consumers said they prefer an internal combustion engine in their next vehicle purchase – up from 58% last year. Just 6% prefer pure EVs and 21% prefer hybrids: