A “funny” “quirk” (some might call it a foundational precept) of modern American conservatism is how much its adherents love-love-love the free market until, suddenly, it doesn’t suit their very specific needs. Like, for instance, the ongoing proliferation of electric vehicles, which — as more and more car manufacturers get in on the market — have become increasingly common in cities nationwide. Get this: It seems people actually like driving a car that is less environmentally hazardous and saves them oodles of cash by not needing a full tank of insanely expensive gasoline every couple of days. Go figure!
This, you’d think, is a perfect example of how the market is supposed to work: A new product is introduced, and people are free to spend their money accordingly. But that, evidently, doesn’t sit right with a cadre of Republican lawmakers in North Carolina who have introduced a bill to demolish — literally — one of the primary reasons people are starting to buy EVs in the first place: public charging stations.
