The American public’s relationship with electric vehicles is… complicated.

Among those who already own an EV, on the other hand, it’s as simple as it could be. They want more.

The latest EV driver survey by Plug In America, a national nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the shift to EVs, showed their loyalty is rock solid, with 92% of respondents saying it’s likely their next vehicle will be electric, with 76% of those saying it’s very likely. Plug In America said that’s up from 89% in its 2024 survey with younger EV drivers leading the growth.

The survey of 5,300 EV drivers and around 800 non-EV drivers, conducted in the first quarter of 2025, asked EV drivers what they were worried about before buying an EV and compared them with their concerns now that they own one. Turns out most of those have been much less concerning to those who drive EVs.

For example, the top issue before EV ownership was battery range, cited by about half of the respondents. Now, however, just 24% said it remains a concern. Factors such as battery life, access to and costs of home charging, and price showed similar results.

The major exception is public charging. Concern about the availability of public charging before and after EV ownership was equal at 38%, and EV drivers are actually more worried now about the reliability of public charging — 36.7% at the time of purchase and 38% as an EV owner.

Still, Plug In America said the results regarding public charging are “showing signs of progress,” noting those numbers are down from last year and the percentage of EV owners who have a public fast charger within five miles of their home has risen from 57% in 2024 to almost 65% this year, which it said suggests “incremental gains” in accessibility.

“These findings tell a powerful story of momentum,” Plug In America executive director Joel Levin said. “EV drivers are not just satisfied — they’re in love with their vehicles and are increasingly confident and better informed.”

The survey also detected a shift in where consumers are buying their EVs, showing 72% getting their primary vehicle from a dealership, a giant leap from the 59% who reported the same a year ago. More than 25% bought their primary EV directly from a manufacturer.

That said, the survey found customer satisfaction with dealerships was lower than that of buying direct from the automaker, with the most marked differences in finding the information needed to buy or lease (91% for the OEM to 77% for dealers) and negotiating the price and financing terms (65% to 52%).

Regarding the dealership experience, 29% of respondents said their salesperson had low knowledge of EVs, while about 23% had high knowledge — down from 26.4% in 2024. But that wasn’t really a factor to EV owners, 72% of whom said the dealer had no influence on their purchase or lease decision. Just 4% said the dealer had a lot of influence. In addition, 85% of EV owners surveyed said they know exactly what vehicle they want when they visit a dealership.

The full survey results are available for download here.