Gas prices are falling. So is interest in electric cars.

As gas costs rose in the initial three months of 2022, interest among vehicle customers in mixture and electric vehicles rose right alongside it.

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That is to be expected, since supposed "jolted" vehicles cost less to fuel than gas just vehicles.

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What's more, shopping interest in charged vehicles additionally dropped when gas costs did, as per information from the auto shopping site Edmunds.com.

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Amazing that premium in "green" vehicles dropped by a significantly bigger rate than gas costs did.

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"Individuals have that automatic response," said Ivan Drury, an expert with Edmunds.com, "however they get adjusted excessively soon."

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In any event, when gas costs ascended higher still in June, 90 days after the primary cost spike,

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interest in EVs and cross breeds expanded, yet didn't ascend to those previous levels.

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Customers had, clearly, become acclimated to higher gas costs and their advantage,

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in paying for an electric or crossover vehicle had diminished as the center was taken off quickly rising gas costs.

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