President Donald Trump described electric vehicle range anxiety as a “disease” during a speech in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
He made the remarks at the Red Rock Resort, where he also claimed to have “ended the electric mandate.”
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Trump suggested that previous policies would have required everyone to drive an EV “within a very short period of time.”
He said EV drivers start worrying about charging when their battery is still three-quarters full, calling them “crazy.”
His comments touch on a real issue: public charging infrastructure still needs improvement, especially outside major cities and along rural highways.
For those without home charging, EV ownership can be challenging, and long trips require more planning than refueling a gas car.
However, the characterization of range anxiety as a disease is exaggerated.
Modern EVs typically have ample range, and a driver seeing a charger 89 miles off-route might plan accordingly, but three-quarters of a battery is not usually a cause for panic.
For most home chargers, it's barely a daily concern.
Trump also claimed there was “no way” to charge electric cars, but the Department of Energy lists over 250,000 public charging ports nationwide.
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While the network isn't perfect or evenly distributed, it's far from nonexistent.
On sales, Trump said EVs account for 7 percent of U. S.
vehicle sales.
Kelley Blue Book estimates put the second-quarter figure at 5.8 percent, so his point is roughly accurate.
EV demand has cooled since its 2025 peak, partly due to Trump's ending of the $7,500 federal tax credit.
But the idea that Americans faced a federal order to buy an EV by 2030 is false.
Biden's policy set a 50 percent target for zero-emission vehicle sales, and emissions rules pushed automakers, but no retail mandate existed.
Trump's 2025 executive order targeted subsidies and California's waiver, not a rule forcing individuals to buy EVs.
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EVs aren't for everyone, but labeling their buyers as sick is not a fair assessment.
