Nearly 100 Oklahoma car dealers want biden to back off his EV push

With no end in sight as to how many more billions of dollars the Biden administration wants to pour into electric vehicles, the list of car dealerships who oppose the effort has swelled to nearly 4,900 across the U.S., including nearly 100 in Oklahoma.

“Mr. President, it is time to tap the brakes on the unrealistic government electric vehicle mandate,” wrote the 4,863 dealers who signed the latest anti-EV letter sent to the White House by the group known as Voice of the Customer.

Their reason? There isn’t enough demand for EVs across the nation and those dealers who did accept factory EVs report there is a growing number of the “battery electric vehicles” still on the lots. Customers don’t want them.

“Today, the supply of unsold BEVs is surging, as they are not selling nearly as fast as they are arriving at our dealerships — even with deep price cuts, manufacturer incentives, and generous government incentives.”

One dealer in Wyoming recently told a reporter, ““I can’t justify spending that kind of money and not realize a return on my investment.”

In this latest letter, signed and supported by 96 Oklahoma dealers, the auto dealers urged the President to allow consumers to make their own choice about what vehicle is right for them.

“Allow time for the battery technology to advance. Allow time to
make BEVs more affordable. Allow time to develop domestic sources for the minerals to make batteries. Allow time for the charging infrastructure to be built and prove reliable. And most of all, allow time for the American consumer to get comfortable with the technology and make the choice to buy an electric vehicle.”

The dealers first sent a letter to President Biden last November, signed by 3,882 dealers from across the country. But this second letter offers more of an urgency on the part of the dealers.

“Mr. President, our letter in November asked that you tap the brakes on the electric vehicle mandate. We now ask that you hit the brakes. ”

And the number of auto dealers upset about Biden’s financial support for EVs and lack of understanding of the consumer market has grown to nearly 4,900.

The dealers might have a point as a report by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity on Thursday stated, “The Congressional Budget Office just reported in a “technical revision” revision that the federal subsidies – including the $7,500 check the government hands out to car buyers when the purchase and EV will cost $224 billion above original projections. Why? Because of the Biden EPA’s electric vehicles mandates that will force more people to buy the subsidized EVs.”

Ford also reported Wednesday that it lost more than $60,000 for every EV sold in 2023.

The following Oklahoma dealers are part of the movement: