A new Convention of States/Trafalgar poll shows Biden’s push to eliminate gas-powered vehicles has plenty of negative pushback from the majority of Americans.
According to the poll, just 1.4% of Americans believe eliminating gas-powered cars and moving to electric vehicles is the best solution for long-term, energy independence.
Among the 1,079 respondents, zero Republicans think electric cars offer energy independence and just 3% of Democrats think this option is sustainable.
Almost all Americans are against Biden’s plan to drive out gas-powered vehicles and move to electric vehicles. Even with financial incentives, tax credits and other enticing offers promoted with electric cars, Americans just don’t seem to be giving into the pitch.
“Continued pushes by Joe Biden and others in his administration to phase out–and in many cases even ban–gasoline-powered cars are absurd and completely detached from the practical reality in which most Americans live,” said Mark Meckler, President of the Convention of States.
When it comes down to it, an electric car runs off a storage battery, which is ultimately getting its charge from an outside source. The green agenda promotes these cars, but the issues remain clear when it comes to reliability and personal independence.
Instead, drivers must rely on having access to a charging station and must stop using their vehicle while it charges, a hindrance to those driving long distances.
“This poll shows once again that the American people overwhelmingly disagree with the insane energy policies of the radical left, and reassert that the common sense solution to our energy crisis is to increase our own oil and gas production. This administration is long past serving the needs of the everyday American, and only exists to advance the fantasy-land New Green agenda of the far left,” Meckler added.
When it comes to how energy independence is obtained, 40% of likely voters believe the primary solution is increasing domestic oil and gas production.
About 80% of Republicans, the vast majority, believe increasing domestic oil and gas production along with building additional nuclear power plants is the way to go.
Meanwhile, Democrats view investments in renewables like solar and wind power as the most reliable option.
It takes energy independence to be an independent nation, and it’s clear many Americans want our nation to remain this way.
