This Election Day, remember which party ran against EVs and tethered us all to the gas pump

Gas prices on Election Day are at record highs in the U.S., with the national average at $4.12 per gallon for gasoline and $6.28 for diesel, according to GasBuddy, while the Strategic Petroleum Reserve sits at 282.2 million barrels—the lowest in 44 years. The article links those pressures to years of Republican policy targeting electric vehicles, including ending “EV mandate” language and rolling back EV incentives, freezing charging infrastructure funding, and reversing fuel economy standards. It says EV sales fell, and when the U.S. went to war with Iran and prices surged, Americans seeking cheaper alternatives found EV prices still above $50,000 on average and the $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit removed at the point of sale.