Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 2, 2023
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May 2, 2023: Two-thirds (66%) of voters prefer a gas-powered vehicle over a comparable electric one that uses no gas but costs $10,000 more. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 23% prefer the electric vehicle. Among those who currently own an electric vehicle, 55% say they would prefer the electric one. Every other demographic group prefers the gas-powered vehicle.
The survey also found that 59% of voters oppose regulations that would effectively outlaw gas powered cars. Forty-seven percent (47%) say that, if half of all new cars sold are electric within the next seven years, the U.S. power grid will not be able to keep up.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 20-21, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
If you had a choice between a traditional gas powered vehicle or an electric vehicle of the same size that used no gas, but the electric vehicle cost $10,000 more, which would you choose?
- 66%-The traditional gas powered vehicle
- 23%-The electric vehicle
- 11%-Not sure
Government officials are working to develop regulations that would effectively outlaw the manufacture and sale of gasoline powered cars. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
- 14%-Strongly favor
- 20%-Somewhat favor
- 19%-Somewhat oppose
- 40%-Strongly oppose
- 7%-Not sure
Suppose that, in seven years, half of all new cars sold are electric powered. Will the U.S. power grid be able to produce enough electricity to power all those electric-powered cars?
- 30%-Yes
- 47%-No
- 23%-Not sure
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