Gasoline SuperUsers

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF GASOLINE SUPERUSERS:

Use more than 1,000 gallons of gasoline a year
Drive three times more miles than the average driver
Are more likely to drive pickups and SUVs
Are more likely to live in rural areas
Have similar income and educational levels as the general population
Have lower average income levels than current EV drivers
Spend on average 8% of their income on gasoline — more than twice that of average drivers.

REVISING EV INCENTIVES TO FOCUS ON DISPLACING GASOLINE CONSUMPTION WILL:

Cut gasoline use faster, more efficiently, and at a lower cost.
Require fewer EVs to achieve the same level of carbon reduction as existing policies.
Improve equity.