Trump says he has ‘no choice’ but to back EVs after Musk endorsement
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#6PRFR)
Ex-president, who previously denigrated electric vehicles, says they are suitable for a small slice' of the population
Donald Trump has for months denigrated electric vehicles, arguing their supporters should rot in hell" and that assisting the nascent industry is lunacy". He now appears to have somewhat shifted his view thanks to the support of Elon Musk, the world's richest person.
I'm for electric cars, I have to be because Elon endorsed me very strongly," Trump, the Republican nominee for US president, told supporters at a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday.
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