The closer we get to the 2024 presidential election, the more sketchy information out there about electric cars. GOP polling has shown that attacking electric vehicle (EV) policy has been “amazing” for Republicans. Even the New York Times op-ed section has been fooled by EV arguments. In a recent column, Ross Douthat complained that Biden’s new EPA regulations tell American consumers: “If you like your [gas-powered] car, I don’t want you to keep it.” This is, at best, highly misleading. Biden’s new EPA pollution standards for cars, released last week, say literally nothing about what Americans can or cannot buy. Another major talking point among Republicans attacking Biden’s electric car push is that it’s a major giveaway to China. The reality is, as the Wall Street Journal recently reported, “Washington has effectively built a fortress to keep out Chinese EVs.” Another misleading claim is that Biden’s EPA rule is the “strongest-ever” climate standard for cars—this is technically true, but the rules don’t actually get us to where we need to be. As the Los Angeles Times editorial board wrote last week, “We’re in the race of our lifetime against climate change and President Biden is driving way below the speed limit.”