Opinion: Booming EV market is complicating Republicans message

BLOOMBERG • June 17, 2023

Battery-powered cars are one of the biggest economic vulnerabilities that Republicans have in the electoral battleground states that could wind up deciding the winner. The growth of electric vehicles is unique in that it touches an area of the U.S. economy that has changed dramatically since the last presidential election. They’re a key part of the Biden administration’s policy accomplishments, and they’re also entangled in the culture wars that animate the bases of both political parties. How can leading Republicans oppose an industry that’s shaping up to be such a major economic engine? ~ Conor Sen, Peachtree Creek Investments