# This Election Day, remember which party opposed EVs and kept everyone tied to the gas pump

https://mins.news/en/item/127769

- The Verge, 2026-11-03 19:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1025318/trump-gop-ev-war-record-gas-prices-midterms

> The article says US Election Day gasoline prices hit a record, averaging $4.12 a gallon, while diesel averaged $6.28; the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 282.2 million barrels, its lowest level in 44 years. It blames Trump and congressional Republicans for dismantling EV incentives and charging support, arguing that voters facing higher prices after the Iran war lack help to switch vehicles.

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