Another Roadblock to the EV Transition: Personal Politics [View all]

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On paper, Robert Olson is a prime candidate to buy an electric vehicle.

The retired Arizona engineer loves cars, has owned hybrid vehicles and has the means to pay the premium for an EV. And he owns two gas-powered cars, including a Porsche, that he could use for longer road trips.

But Olson is turned off by electric cars. He thinks their potential to help the climate is overstated, and he resents the Biden administration’s pro-EV policies.

“It is being pushed down our throats,” said Olson, who says he is a Republican.

Automakers are fixated on easing the practical concerns around electric-vehicle ownership, primarily high prices and charging hassles. But in the industry’s quest to persuade more Americans to consider EVs, a swath of the buying public could prove tough to convince: those opposed to EVs for political or ideological reasons.

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/another-roadblock-to-the-ev-transition-personal-politics-ab4e311b?st=g23h9tjoehddbr7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Looks like EVs are just too woke for many Republicans.

Same as it was with LED light bulbs.