Suck it, Musk — kids are the reason we’re buying more EVs

According to a survey carried out by the UK branch of French carmaker Peugeot, children appear to be a key driving force in the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). Peugeot surveyed 1,250 children, aged between seven and 12 years old, and their parents or guardians and 54.2% of the little whipper-snappers said they’ve tried to get their parents to be more environmentally aware. That includes getting their elders to recycle, reuse, and even switch to an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, AM Online reports. Perhaps it’s the Greta Thunberg effect, but over two-thirds of children in the study say they…

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