Mapping, understanding and reducing belief in misinformation about electric vehicles

Electric Vehicle (EV) misinformation includes ideas that EV’s emit electromagnetic fields harmful to human health and that EVs are more likely catch fire. Survey research on EV misinformation focused on Germany, Austria, Australia and the USA found that participants more often agreed than disagreed with EV misinformation statements. Conspiratorial thinking was the strongest predictor of such perspectives while education level was not a predictor.