Trump claims electric car drivers have a ‘disease’
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/Trump-rally-las-vegas-electric-cars.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">President Trump went on another rambling tangent about electric cars at a Las Vegas rally Wednesday night, telling the crowd he “ended the electric mandate” and mocking EV owners for worrying about range – claiming they have a “disease.”</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Out of the entire unhinged rant, Trump did say one accurate thing: the EV take rate in the US is roughly 7%. The problem is that he said it proudly while the rest of the world is rapidly moving to electric transport.</p>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/Trump-rally-las-vegas-electric-cars.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">President Trump went on another rambling tangent about electric cars at a Las Vegas rally Wednesday night, telling the crowd he “ended the electric mandate” and mocking EV owners for worrying about range – claiming they have a “disease.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Out of the entire unhinged rant, Trump did say one accurate thing: the EV take rate in the US is roughly 7%. The problem is that he said it proudly while the rest of the world is rapidly moving to electric transport.</p>