Trump: EV range anxiety is a disease, cured by signs
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- Trump called EV range anxiety "a disease" at a Las Vegas rally last week, specifically noting that highway signs almost never advertise EV charging stations.
- EV charging highway signs are visible in California, Austin, and Scottsdale but almost entirely absent in "flyover states," according to the source.
- The article argues that highway signs serve as the "bedrock" of American drivers' confidence in petroleum infrastructure and that adding EV charging signs could eliminate range anxiety.
- GM Energy Pass is a new free offering for Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC EV drivers that simplifies charging by allowing plug-and-charge without apps, phones, or credit cards.
Why it matters: The article reframes range anxiety as a visibility problem rather than a battery problem, arguing that if states added EV charging signs to highways — which currently advertise gas stations everywhere — range anxiety would cease to be a barrier for drivers outside coastal markets. GM's plug-and-charge offering addresses one friction point (payment) but not the missing infrastructure cues.
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