Republican opposition could slow the push toward electric vehicles

President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act has been a centerpiece of his energy policy and his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Republicans have criticized the Biden administration's policies on electric vehicles.

A Pew survey showed a decline in Americans who would consider buying an electric vehicle in June .

Concerns over owning an electric vehicle are broad and bipartisan.

But concerns over safety, maintenance costs and charging infrastructure are bipartisan.

Concerns about the potential impacts of an EV transition on the U.S. auto industry and its workers are a particular concern in the swing state of Michigan .

Republicans have shifted the issue around climate change to a partisan issue.

Trump 's campaign seems hopeful that electric vehicles and skepticism about Biden ’s climate policy could be enough of a wedge issue to drive voters away from Democrats in important states like Michigan .

So while they are unlikely to be a major deciding factor for most voters in November , policies on clean energy initiatives are still on the ballot — and their future is certainly at stake.