{"id":80025,"date":"2024-03-27T13:54:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T17:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=80025"},"modified":"2024-09-26T15:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:22:07","slug":"politically-charged","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/project\/politically-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"Politically Charged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-insideclimatenews-project-header alignfull\"><div class=\"project-header-content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politically Charged<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How U.S. polarization threatens the EV future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"project-header-image\"><div class=\"image-holder\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5.jpg')\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"icn-project-feed-block alignfull\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icn-project-feed-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"icn-block icn-project-feed-section\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"posts-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n<article id=\"post-78424\" class=\"featured-post post-78424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-energy category-politics-policy tag-donald-trump tag-electric-vehicles tag-evs tag-politically-charged tag-henry-mcmaster tag-nikki-haley tag-scout tag-south-carolina tag-southeast tag-transportation tag-volkswagen local-southeast topic-business-finance topic-politics topic-solutions topic-technology-innovation profile-marianne-lavelle\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/24022024\/south-carolina-electric-vehicle-projects-many-echo-trumps-harsh-critiques\/\" class=\"entry-info\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tSouth Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump&#8217;s Harsh EV Critiques\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-subtitle\">Volkswagen has made a $2 billion bet that rural Americans will fall in love with electric drive. Its formula: Resurrect a rugged, iconic U.S. brand, Scout, and court Republican state leaders, who provided a generous incentives package.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Marianne Lavelle<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/24022024\/south-carolina-electric-vehicle-projects-many-echo-trumps-harsh-critiques\/\" class=\"image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-900x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-large size-thumbnail-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"About a dozen vintage Scout sport utility vehicles stood at the entrance to the Feb. 15 groundbreaking at the Blythewood, S.C. site where Volkswagen is investing $2 billion to resurrect the brand as an electric vehicle. Credit: Scout Motors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/scout-groundbreaking-5-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-79887\" class=\"post-79887 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-energy category-politics-policy tag-car-sales tag-cornerstone-ford tag-electric-vehicles tag-elk-river tag-evs tag-politically-charged tag-ford tag-ford-f-150-lightning tag-luther-westside-volkswagen tag-midwest tag-minneapolis tag-minnesota tag-national-association-of-automobile-dealers tag-st-louis-park tag-st-paul tag-volkswagen tag-volkswagen-id-4 local-midwest topic-business-finance topic-politics topic-solutions topic-technology-innovation profile-dan-gearino\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/26032024\/minnesota-salesmen-pitch-ev-in-biden-and-trump-country\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Terry Berg, who has been selling cars at Cornerstone Ford since 1987, leads a customer through the showroom at the Elk River dealership. He drives an EV and likes selling them, but finds a lot of his clients are reluctant to make the leap. Credit: Dan Gearino\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EV-Cornerstone-Ford-5_Credit-Dan-Gearino.jpg 1814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tHow Two Top Car Salesmen Pitch EVs, One in Trump Country and One on Biden&#8217;s Turf\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Dan Gearino<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-81767\" class=\"post-81767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-energy category-fossil-fuels tag-china tag-electric-vehicles tag-energy-transition tag-evs tag-politically-charged tag-international-energy-agency tag-oil-and-gas topic-business-finance topic-super-climate-pollutants topic-technology-innovation profile-nicholas-kusnetz\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/07052024\/ev-sales-oil-demand\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Employees work on the production line at Xiaomi&#039;s electric vehicle plant on March 25 in Beijing, China. Last year, 37 percent of new cars sold in China were electric and that figure could climb to 45 percent this year. Credit: VCG via Getty Images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2121898273-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tEV Sales Are Taking Off. Why Is Oil Demand Still Climbing?\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Nicholas Kusnetz<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-84096\" class=\"post-84096 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-energy category-politics-policy tag-american-fuel-petrochemical-manufacturers-association tag-american-petroleum-institute tag-auto-industry tag-biden-administration tag-election-2024 tag-electric-vehicles tag-energy-transition tag-environmental-defense-fund tag-environmental-protection-agency tag-epa tag-evs tag-politically-charged tag-fossil-fuel-industry tag-general-motors tag-oil-and-gas-industry topic-business-finance topic-politics topic-regulation topic-technology-innovation profile-marianne-lavelle\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/21072024\/electric-vehicles-strain-automaker-big-oil-alliance\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VehicleEmissionStandards-EPA-3-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Bozzella, president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, speaks at the roll-out of the Biden administration&#039;s vehicle pollution standards in March in Washington, D.C. Credit: EPA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VehicleEmissionStandards-EPA-3-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/VehicleEmissionStandards-EPA-3-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tElectric Vehicles Strain the Automaker-Big Oil Alliance\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Marianne Lavelle<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-85566\" class=\"post-85566 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-energy category-politics-policy tag-department-of-energy tag-election-2024 tag-electric-vehicles tag-energy-transition tag-evs tag-politically-charged tag-fossil-fuel-industry tag-mountain-west tag-oil-and-gas-industry tag-wyoming local-mountain-west local-wyoming topic-politics topic-technology-innovation profile-najifa-farhat\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/04092024\/wyoming-electric-vehicle-adoption\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vehicles travel on U.S. Highway 20 along the Wind River through a canyon between the towns of Shoshoni and Thermopolis in central Wyoming. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford\/UCG\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1726660629-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tWhat\u2019s Stalling Electric Vehicle Adoption in Wyoming?\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Najifa Farhat<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n<article id=\"post-86000\" class=\"post-86000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-clean-energy category-politics-policy tag-batteries tag-battery-plants tag-electric-vehicles tag-evs tag-politically-charged tag-general-motors tag-gm tag-labor-unions tag-lg tag-midwest tag-ohio tag-ultium-cells tag-unions tag-united-auto-workers local-midwest local-ohio topic-business-finance topic-politics topic-technology-innovation profile-dan-gearino\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/10092024\/ev-batteries-union-workers-downplay-politics\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Fain-DNC-Sullivan-Getty-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19. He spoke about Lordstown, Ohio, where an auto assembly plant closed during the Trump administration and a battery manufacturing plant opened during the Biden administration. 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