Democrats flip a U-turn on electric vehicle mandates

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We are at the point in the election cycle where the Democrats pretend they do not support the unpopular things that they actually support. That includes the forced transition to electric vehicles.

Democrats are getting nervous about their chances in November, and the party’s goal of electric vehicle mandates is one of the first things on the chopping block. Vice President Kamala Harris announced in Michigan that “contrary to what my opponent is suggesting, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive.” That’s despite the fact that Harris did exactly that by supporting an electric vehicle mandate bill when she was a senator in 2019 and that the Biden administration (of which she is a part) has imposed that mandate unilaterally.

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