Donald Trump: America’s Greatest EV Salesman - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica draws a parallel between past panic buying of guns during the Obama administration and the current surge in electric vehicle (EV) purchases under the Trump administration. It explains that while the former was driven by fears of impending gun control laws, the latter is fueled by a real and sustained crisis in gasoline prices. With global oil prices projected to soar—potentially reaching $150 a barrel—due to geopolitical instability and the Trump administration’s foreign policies, Americans are facing sharply rising fuel costs that make traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles increasingly unaffordable to operate. Despite the Trump administration’s rollback of EV tax credits and subsidies, consumers rushed to buy EVs before these incentives expired, and now continue to purchase them as a financial hedge against volatile gas prices. Unlike the speculative panic buying of ammunition, EV ownership offers a practical solution: stable and predictable energy costs through electricity, which can be further stabilized with solar panels or time-of-use utility rates. The article concludes that while Trump