It’s not easy being “green,” especially for Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite her previous support for banning gasoline-powered cars, her campaign recently claimed she’s now against mandating electric vehicles (EVs)—a significant change in her stance.
In an email titled “fact check,” Harris campaign’s rapid response director, Ammar Moussa, denied accusations from former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, that Harris wants to force everyone to own an electric vehicle. Moussa stated, “FACT: Vice President Harris does not support an electric vehicle mandate.”
The email also praised the Harris-Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which offers subsidies and tax credits for electric vehicles.
However, this “fact check” didn’t mention that Harris supported a 2019 bill to ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2040. The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2019, which Harris co-sponsored, aimed to gradually phase out fossil fuel-powered cars, requiring 50% of new vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2030 and 100% by 2040. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have the power to enforce this transition.
During her 2020 presidential campaign, Harris pushed for even stricter measures, proposing a ban on internal combustion engine cars by 2035.
In March, the Harris-Biden administration introduced regulations that would make over two-thirds of new passenger cars and light trucks sold by 2032 either electric or hybrid, despite lower consumer demand.
Since becoming the Democratic presidential candidate, Harris has been accused of changing her positions on several issues, including support for Medicare for All, banning fracking, and legalizing illegal immigration. These changes have been announced by her campaign rather than by Harris herself.
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