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LANSING, Mich - The 2024 AAA annual consumer survey on electric vehicles shows declining consumer interest compared to last year.
Only 18% of U.S. adults say they would be “very likely” or “likely” to buy a new or used EV (not a hybrid). That’s down from 23% last year. Also, 63% said they are “unlikely or very unlikely” to choose an EV for their next car purchase.
AAA provides roadside assistance, discounts, and financial and insurance services to over 64 million members across North America.
“Early adopters who wanted an EV already have one,” AAA Director of Automotive Research Greg Brannon said in a statement. “The remaining group of people who have yet to adopt EVs consider the practicality, cost, convenience, and ownership experience, and for some, those are big enough hurdles to keep them from making the jump to fully electric.” Click here to read more.
DALLAS, TX - A group of eight Tajikistani migrants linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) have been arrested by federal agents in the United States after they crossed the southern border.
The eight migrant men were arrested in Los Angeles, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and New York City, New York, this week. NBC News reports that the migrants all had arrived at the United States-Mexico border before gaining entry to the nation’s interior. Consumers’ main barriers to buying EVs are cost (60%), inconvenient charging options (54%) and range anxiety (53%).
About 30% of respondents said they couldn’t install a charging station where they live. Other consumers (57%) said electric vehicle battery repair is costly.
The survey also found that one in three U.S. adults (31%) say they would be “very likely” or “likely” to buy a hybrid, which comes with less range anxiety. Click here to read more.
OAKLAND, CALIF - A 77-year-old homeowner was arrested after he shot a burglar who he caught breaking into his Oakland, California home. The elderly man will remain jailed on suspicion of murder while the district attorney considers charges.
Two men and a woman pulled up to the man’s home in a stolen car. A witness told police one of the men was carrying a crowbar when they walked onto the property — and that they soon after heard a gunshot. Neighbors said they saw the suspect stumbling from the home and falling to the ground shortly after. Witnesses said they then saw the homeowner emerge from the home with his weapon. Click here to read more. Click here to read more.
CHICAGO, IL - Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines reacted to the news that trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas lost his challenge to compete in the Olympics in women’s swimming events.
In a post on Wednesday on X, Gaines reposted a Yahoo Sports headline that read, “Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses legal challenge in CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport] ruling.”
” The CAS panel found that ‘for the time being’ she is not eligible to compete in elite competitions through World Aquatics or USA Swimming, so the policy does not apply to her,” the outlet reported.
“[Thomas] is currently only entitled to compete in USA Swimming events that do not qualify as ‘Elite Events,'” according to the arbitral award. Click here to read more.
ST. LOUIS — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver.
Allen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and a longtime educator in rural southeastern Missouri, is the oldest American to ever donate an organ, transplant organizations said. He died on May 29 and his liver was successfully transplanted to a 72-year-old woman, according to Mid-America Transplant.
Allen was in robust health until he suffered a fall while picking up storm debris at his home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on May 27, his daughter, Linda Mitchelle said. He struck the back of his head and was flown to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Swelling around Allen's brain couldn't be healed. As the family was preparing to say goodbye, hospital staff had a question: Would they consider donating his liver? Click here to read more.
