Going electric is apparently good for your love life

Love is in the air. Or maybe it’s just the electric charge from that EV plugged in for the night. 

Whatever it is, electric vehicles may help those on the prowl…or at least make you look like a more conscientious, forward-thinking human that someone would potentially like to date. Compared to gas-powered car owners, electric or hybrid options apparently give a more environmentally-aware vibe.

We’re not suggesting your personality traits, morals, or character can simply be derived from what car you drive, but it does offer a hint at what’s under the surface. In the difficult-to-navigate dating scene we’ll take what we can get. 

In this case, it’s a Ford survey from last year that polled 1,000 U.S. adults. Ford is producing its first electric pick-truck and all-electric Mustang Mach-E compact SUV, so it wants to make sure it’s investing in the right places.

From that study, Ford found three in four people are more likely to date someone if they own an EV. We seem to value EVs and what they stand for. Almost 65 percent of respondents said they’d drive an EV to make a good first impression.

Once you snag that date (or plan a second one), 62 percent of those surveyed said they’d go electric as the type of car to pick up someone and take them out.

Mashable did our own very scientific poll and found that there might be something to all this with nearly 65 percent of 255 random Twitter respondents agreeing they’d be more into someone who has an electric vehicle.

From the Twitter poll, some fair points were made about EVs and attraction. One colleague noted, “I can see how a gas car can now be considered a turn-off.” EVs might not make you swoon, but a gas-guzzler might make you second-guess a second date. 

For others, they don’t care what their romantic partner drives. Or they care that even if it’s an EV it’s still a vehicle and not a bicycle or e-bike. Others want to know what type of energy (like solar) powers the electric battery before giving someone bonus points for driving electric. 

Even so, this Valentine’s Day, your best bet is to go electric.