https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2018/07/15/car-dealers-dont-want-you-to-have-electric-vehicles/

The Nature Energy analysis shows that salespeople steer people away from EVs to get them behind the wheel of a traditional gasoline car. Because plug-in vehicle technology is still new, and people’s experience at a car dealership influences their decision, the dismissive attitude of dealers towards EVs poses a major obstacle to their sales and widespread adoption.

Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Sussex in UK visited 82 dealerships across 15 cities in five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. They posed as customers genuinely interested in buying an electric car. They quantified their experience and recorded quotes from the salespeople.