# Survey shows 42% of US drivers could use electric vehicles today **URL:** \ **Category:** Chevy Electric Car Forum\ **Created:** [December 14, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/survey-shows-42-of-us-drivers-could-use-electric-vehicles-today/3931 "2013-12-14T09:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Editor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/49beb7/32.png) [@Editor](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Editor)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/survey-shows-42-of-us-drivers-could-use-electric-vehicles-today/3931/1 "2013-12-14T09:00:07Z")
A survey by the Union of Concerned Scientists in the US has opened an interesting and very topical debate on electric vehicles. The wide-ranging survey found that 42% of drivers on the road today could use an electric vehicle, assuming they had a recharging station at home or in their vicinity, to cover their average […] [More…](http://www.electricforum.com/general-motors/survey-shows-42-of-us-drivers-could-use-electric-vehicles-today.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jljeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Jljeeper](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jljeeper)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/survey-shows-42-of-us-drivers-could-use-electric-vehicles-today/3931/2 "2014-01-19T21:05:02Z")
[quote=Editor;17698]A survey by the Union of Concerned Scientists in the US has opened an interesting and very topical debate on electric vehicles. The wide-ranging survey found that 42% of drivers on the road today could use an electric vehicle, assuming they had a recharging station at home or in their vicinity, to cover their average […] [More…](http://www.electricforum.com/general-motors/survey-shows-42-of-us-drivers-could-use-electric-vehicles-today.html)[/quote] I believe it. If the Volt was the choice an even higher percentage could make use of electric travel.