According to the last survey I saw, half of America still doesn't know that EVs
exist. Many of the rest can't name any, much less explain how they work - so they definitely don't have the foggiest notion what they are like to drive and own. What they have heard about NEVs (25-mph neighborhood electric vehicles, exempt from many safety regulation) and HEVs (hybrids) gets conflated with PEVs (plug-in electric vehicles).
HERE is a blog I wrote 8 years ago describing some of the confusion.
I've talked to over 20,000 people about EVs over the last decade. Only maybe 20 of those have been hostile and resisted information. The vast majority have asked questions that I could easily categorize as stupid, but I'm still happy to answer them. Almost every one - if I round to the nearest percent, I could say 100% - has seemed to appreciate the information I give them. Even better, of course, is to give them a ride! Hearing a car is great is not the same as experiencing it, especially when you initially assume it is inferior.
The cranks are out there, but they seem to be busy online and so are hard to find in real life. Most of the real-world people may be uninformed, but they are almost all happy to learn.