Andrew J. Hawkins
Car shopping has always been political.
Lately, the Republican candidates for president have seized upon electric vehicles as potential wedge issue. And national media publications have noticed, writing trend pieces about the politicalization of EVs. But what all these pieces forget is that car shopping has always been political. Conservatives have been bashing progressives for driving Volvos or Toyota Priuses since the beginning of time. Trump supporting truck drivers tried to run the Biden campaign bus off the road. The vehicles we own say a lot about our political leanings. EVs are no different.
