Less than three years ago, former President Joe Biden vowed to force most Americans to drive electric cars, and he insisted this is also what they wanted.
"The future of the auto industry is electric,” Biden said four years ago while touring a Ford EV facility in Michigan. Throughout his presidency, Biden passed multiple regulations mandating that automakers produce EVs.
While the automakers were quick to fall into line with the plans, Biden, along with other "green energy advocates," it turned out, was wrong. Consumers weren’t as committed to doing away with gas-powered vehicles as much as Biden and the automakers wanted them to be. The bet on EVs has cost the American auto industry billions of dollars.
A 2025 Pew Research poll showed that 53% of more than 5,000 Americans responded that they were "not too or not at all likely to seriously consider purchasing an EV."
