Claim: “EVs don't exist,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) claimed during Monday night's Michigan Senate debate. [electric vehicle] She doesn't care whether Americans drive EVs or gasoline-powered cars.
Verdict: False. Congressman Slotkin voted to defend the Biden-Harris administration's radical electric vehicle mandate to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles.
In a debate hosted by WXYZ with former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), Slotkin claimed he doesn't care about “what kind of car” Michiganders drive.
But Slotkin has repeatedly voted in favor of EV mandates and against measures to prevent states from installing them. As recently as September, Slotkin I voted He opposes a bill that would repeal the Biden-Harris administration's rule that requires most new cars sold in the U.S. to be hybrid or electric vehicles by 2032.
Additionally, in September 2023, Slotkin voted against a bill that would have prevented states from setting limits on the number of gasoline-powered cars they could sell. The vote was taken during a United Auto Workers strike, with Democrats' push for EVs a driving force behind the strike.
Rogers on Monday night accused Slotkin of false claims, saying she has “voted for EV mandates at least three times and doubled down on her position on EV mandates about four weeks ago.” said.
“I'm telling you, it's ruining our auto industry. 5,000 auto dealers sent an open letter to the Biden administration saying, 'You're ruining our auto business.' Please stop making EVs compulsory.”
Slotkin doubled down on her lies in his rebuttal.
“There is no EV mandate. I don't care what you want to drive. To me, it doesn't matter,” she argued.
