Harris hits back at Trump on EV mandate claims

By Timothy Cama | 10/07/2024 01:21 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris also addressed the Flint drinking water crisis during a stop in Michigan.

Kamala Harris speaks in Flint, Michigan.

Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally in Flint, Michigan, on Friday. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Kamala Harris is hitting back at Donald Trump’s accusations that she wants to ban gasoline-powered cars, while framing her agenda for electric vehicles as an economic win.

The Democratic presidential candidate and current vice president said in a Michigan rally that she has no plans to institute an all-EV mandate.

“Michigan, let us be clear. Contrary to what my opponent is suggesting, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive,” she said Friday in Flint, the birthplace of General Motors.

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“But here’s what I will do: I will invest in communities like Flint. Flint, which helped build the auto industry and the [United Auto Workers]. We will retool existing factories, hire locally and work with unions to create good-paying jobs.”

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