The closer we get to the 2024 presidential election, the more sketchy information you’re going to hear about electric cars. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have decided to make electric cars central to their campaigns. Biden is doing this by promoting his administration’s efforts to expand EV production and ownership, and Trump is doing this by attacking those efforts. GOP polling has shown that attacking electric vehicle policy has been “amazing” for Republicans, former Trump energy advisor Michael McKenna recently told the New York Times. And Biden’s EV policies have drawn praise from both green groups and the United Auto Workers union - two important political constituencies. So the EV political discourse isn’t likely to die down soon, which is generally bad news for public understanding. Because political actors aren’t primarily motivated by helping you understand reality; they’re primarily motivated by inflaming or exciting you into making a certain political decision. So, with that in mind, I thought it might be a good time to go over some of the most common myths and generally misleading claims about electric vehicles that I’ve been hearing from both sides of aisle lately. I’ll get through a few examples today, and give you a few more early next week. Today’s examples will be specifically about what the Biden administration is doing surrounding EVs. Next week, we’ll dive into some more general information. If you’re a subscriber and there’s something you really want to see covered, let me know in the comments. HEATED takes no ad money, grant money, or foundation money. We take only small subscription fees from readers who choose to give them. To receive new posts - and support journalism that’s actually 100 percent independent - consider becoming a free or paid subscriber today. Of all the attacks Republicans are making against electric vehicles, the idea that Biden is mandating which cars American consumers can buy... |