Its not that Conservatives that are against electric cars, but they’re skeptical of the promoters of it. Given the history of dishonesty from the Left. I agree with them, but I treat Tesla as the exception. I don’t like Volt or Leaf, but Tesla approach is much better than any competitors
Apart from the obvious issues, the Volt is a far more practical car than the Tesla or Leaf in today’s environment.
You get less range on battery, but you have the gas engine as backup.
Tesla and Leaf are dead on the road when the battery dies.
They are not yet practical for this latitude and climate (North Dakota), and may never be.
At this stage of development, I would not stake my life on one, and you stake your life on your vehicle when traveling in winter here, more often than not--even with the additional traffic of the oil boom.