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Wednesday • May 13, 2026

Frustration at the Pump: Why Americans are Exploring Electric Vehicles

(Feature Impact) For more than onethird of Americans, one simple number is leading them to research electric vehicles: the final tally at a recent gas station fill-up. This, according to new research from Hyundai Motor America, isn’t a hypothetical situation. In fact, 23% of respondents reported it’s happened to them more than once. For nearly half of Americans, pulling up to the pump now brings frustration or outright dread. Many drivers have a number in mind where the math begins shifting, and once the shift happens, it rarely goes away. The pump is no longer just the close of a sale; for a growing number of drivers, it’s where questions begin. For 23% of those surveyed, $5 per gallon is where they would start considering alternatives to a gaspowered vehicle. While some say they wouldn’t consider alternatives based on gas costs at all, this meaningful share of Americans points toward a specific tipping point.

Some begin by comparing models or brands while others find themselves on an automaker’s website, further along in the process than they initially expected to be. Most don’t act on this impulse right away, but drivers are increasingly caught somewhere between curious and committed – and 46% of those surveyed said they’d be likely to seriously research an EV. The desire to leave the pump behind, which an EV would allow for, is a deal nearly half of respondents said they would take. However, the transition isn’t frictionless as charging access and range anxiety remain the top concerns for 28% of potential buyers. While the move toward electric vehicles is often framed as a longterm decision made with spreadsheets and financial planning, for many Americans, it’s beginning somewhere smaller: a routine fuel stop and an eye-opening receipt. If you’ve found yourself dismayed at the pump, find more information on electric vehicles at HyundaiUSA.com.

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CATHY & JIM HIGGINS Question: A real estate agent came to my home recently to evaluate my home and give me an estimate of value. He told me my home needed to be decluttered & made to look sparkling clean. He was a nice person, but I was insulted by his insinuation that my home needed more cleaning. My home may not be updated but my house is clean. Is she being just rude? Answer: You called a Realtor for advice and a selling price for your home. So, let’s make sense of what you are saying. You said he was a nice person, so obviously he wasn’t rude. home is cluttered & not updated. He told you to declutter & to make your home Sparkling clean for showings and you are upset with his advice? Any good Realtor would give you this advice. Our job is to sell your home for the best possible price, at the least expense to you & in the shortest possible amount of time. By telling you to declutter, your home will look larger, which will help you in obtaining a higher selling price and it will look nicer and more appealing to a buyer. By making your home sparkling clean, your home will look refreshed

& more attractive to buyers. Sparkling clean will make your home look and feel newer, which will make up for some of that updating you chose not to do. All this “rudeness” creates a bigger demand for your home and basic economics dictates that demand increases prices. The alternative would be for him to say your home looks wonderful and it needs nothing. The result would be a home that sits on the market longer and begs for a low offer. My advice would be to listen to your Realtor. He is a professional who works for you and only wants the best for you. Stop being so sensitive and spend your energy decluttering and making your home Sparkling clean. Sounds like excellent, inexpensive & sparkling advice to me. E-mail us your Real estate questions at: Cathyah@aol.com. Call Cathy & Jim Higgins for our opinion on your Home: Ind: 219-577-5905 Ill: 708828-3304. Licensed Broker/Realtors in Indiana & Illinois. McColly Real Estate. Website: www.Cathyhiggins. com. Personal Real estate Journal: www.Higginshousechat.blogspot.com

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