Fact Check: Donald Trump's Theories About Electric Vehicles
Donald Trump,Electric Vehicles,2024 Presidential Election,Joe Biden,Climate Change,Iowa,Facts And Fact Checking
Donald Trump has long maintained misleading and inaccurate beliefs about the effects of climate change and efforts to halt it, rolling back nearly 100 environmental rules and regulations during his presidency.
The former president has made multiple false claims on the topic, having previously called climate change "a hoax."
During a recent campaign speech in Iowa, Trump shared more dubious theories and ideas, offering his thoughts on environmentally friendly electric vehicles and what he believed to be their inefficiencies.
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