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short readMay 28, 2026

Electric vehicle recharging station in the Norwegian fjord village of Eidfjord. (Photo by: Martin Berry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In eight countries, at least half of all new cars sold in 2025 were electric or hybrid. The U.S. reached just 10%, well below the global average of 25%.

short readMay 28, 2026

Flags of the European Union and EU member states are displayed in the Europa Building in Brussels on May 27, 2025. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

short readMay 21, 2026

A New York City grocery store on Jan. 16, 1980, and a Washington, D.C., grocery store on April 12, 2026. (Barbara Alper/Getty Images; Al Drago/Getty Images)

short readMay 20, 2026

Two friends walking on a winding path at the High Line park in Manhattan.

short readsOct 20, 2009

Views of “Watchdog” Press Change with President

Two-thirds of Republicans support the “watchdog role” for the press, up from 44% last year when Bush was president.
short readsOct 20, 2009

Too Weak to Lead the Workplace?

Only 15% of Americans say that the scarcity of women in top business positions is because they generally lack the toughness required.
short readsOct 5, 2009

Say Press is Generally Accurate

Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate.
short readsOct 5, 2009

Mexicans Support War on Drug Traffickers

The Mexican public overwhelmingly backs a tough anti-drug strategy: 83% support using the Mexican army to fight drug traffickers.
short readsOct 5, 2009

Mexicans Say Life is Better in the U.S.

Close to six-in-ten Mexicans (57%) say that people who leave Mexico enjoy a better life in the U.S., up from 51% in 2007.
short readsOct 5, 2009

Mexicans Who Would Move to the U.S.

One-in-three Mexicans say that if they had the means and opportunity to go live in the U.S. they would do so, and most of those say they would do so without authorization.
short readsOct 5, 2009

See Immigrant/Native Born Conflict

A majority (55%) of adults said there are conflicts between immigrants and people born in the U.S., substantially more than see such conflicts between blacks and whites or the young and old.
short readsSep 28, 2009

Know Muslim Name for God

A slim majority of Americans (53%) know the Muslim name for God is Allah, and a similar number (52%) can correctly name the Koran as the Islamic sacred text.
short readsSep 28, 2009

Personally Know a Muslim

Nearly half of Americans (45%) personally know a Muslim, slightly more than in November 2001, when 38% said they personally knew a Muslim.
short readsSep 28, 2009

Few Feel Like Part of a Religious Minority

Only one-in-five Americans (19%) say they think of themselves as belonging to a minority because of their religious beliefs.

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Worldwide, a quarter of new car sales are electric vehicles or hybrids

In several European countries, EU gets more positive ratings today than during Brexit vote

Have Americans’ wages kept up with inflation? That depends

Key findings about Americans and mental health

Views of “Watchdog” Press Change with President

Too Weak to Lead the Workplace?

Say Press is Generally Accurate

Mexicans Support War on Drug Traffickers

Mexicans Say Life is Better in the U.S.

Mexicans Who Would Move to the U.S.

See Immigrant/Native Born Conflict

Know Muslim Name for God

Personally Know a Muslim

Few Feel Like Part of a Religious Minority

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