I don't live in an area where EV agro is common, actually EVs are very common in my area, the Seattle-metro area. However my social circles have me taking a lot of flak from people around me. My main circle of people I socialize w/ are automotive enthusiasts; various motorsports fans, auto-Xers, HPDE track junkies, tuners and muscle car guys. I find myself the butt of the occasional joke because I own a Leaf. I've had my Leaf for nearly years now and unfortunately I have to say that I have a fewer acquaintances and at least one less friend and I believe it is because of it. Reactions I've gotten from people by telling them I have a Nissan Leaf are akin to telling people that I have Herpes; they range anywhere from "Oh... I'm sorry to hear that." to "Get the f**k away from me!". What is strange about this EV agro is that I still have my other cars; the car I take out to autocross and the track and my truck. Nothing has changed in that respect except I traded in our old family car for a Leaf. I haven't changed at all but they perceive that I have and in some sense I can tell that some of them, in some way, think I am "the enemy". What or who "the enemy" is in their minds I can only speculate.