The “blue” claims that President Biden won the 2020 election led to 76% of electric vehicle sales in the United States in 2021, according to a new report Bloomberg report.
According to the report, that is mainly due to the large urban/rural divide in electric vehicle adoption, limited vehicle choice, underdeveloped infrastructure in rural areas, and few priorities. preferential treatment in “red” states where Trump voters have a majority, according to the report.
This trend became apparent as early as May 2017, when a report suggested that buyers in Trump’s voting states had refuse green cars. It is an attitude that Trump encourages.
Former president denigrates electric cars and climate change policy in general, turns to revoke California’s jurisdiction to set its own emissions standards and pull the United States out Paris Climate Agreement.
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Biden administration will emphasize the adoption of electric vehicles in rural areas, Bloomberg note, adding that a wider selection of EVs could also help win over more buyers.
Notable among them is the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup. This is an electric version of America’s best-selling vehicle and may be more appealing to rural right-wing voters than it is to rural right-wing voters. current electric vehicles.
While Republican policy remains a relative obstacle to electric vehicle adoption in “red” rural states, it should be noted that the Commission’s zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) rules California Air Resources (CARB) will soon affect approximately 45% of the US population. the states in which it is pending apply the policies.
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