Since most people can't afford a Telsa and real men won't own a Prius, are democrats trying to raise gas prices to get us to conform?

Yes they are. Stay vigilant.

The main focus is on bringing down the price of electric cars. Most electric cars are already cheaper over the course of their lifetime than an internal combustion car. You're right that a Tesla tends to be pretty expensive, but that's the high end of electric cars. There's a lot of other options which are more affordable. Since electricity is much cheaper than gasoline, and since electric cars have fewer moving Parts in this require less service, they are cheaper to operate over their lifetime. The big problem traditionally has been The Upfront cost which has usually been significantly higher than copper bowl internal combustion cars. But prices are coming down rather dramatically. The big issue with electric cars is the the price of batteries which in some cases is as high as an inexpensive car. This drives up the price of the electric vehicle as a whole. But new advances in manufacturing to bring the price down. Federal policy can help that. And the evidence shows that once that initial price disparity goes away we can see dramatic gains in market share for electric vehicles. Sweden has the highest rate of electric vehicle ownership in the world with almost 50% market share for electric vehicles. In Sweden, thanks government rebates, electric vehicles are actually slightly cheaper than comprable internal combustion cars. But the price disparity is less than 1%. This shows that electric vehicles can be highly competitive once the price differential is gone. Studies have shown that there's three big stumbling blocks which people site towards buying an electric vehicle. One is price, which I've already addressed. The second is range anxiety. This is not that big an issue anymore because the new generation of electric vehicles have very high mileage per charge oh, mostly eliminating the problem of range anxiety. The other problem is the fear of lack of charging options. This may be particularly a problem in cities where people often lack access to a garage which they could usually charge their car in. So One of These Fine Administration wants to do is part of its infrastructure plan is fund the construction of a whole bunch of charging stations in public places. This will help eliminate one of the last barriers to widespread acceptance of electric vehicles

That’s not how the free market works. I’m assuming you worked from home most of quarantine. That or you are a hermit or something. Very few people were out driving during the quarantine. Rush hour mon-Friday was like a slow sunday. 

So gas stations cut their supplies because demand was low. Now demand is way up because the economy is opening back up, traffic is returning to normal if not higher velocity because more people are wanting to go outside now. So demand is sky rocketing while supplies are still low, meaning gas stations have to raise prices to restock their supplies without taking a loss. 

It’s not rocket science. It’s not political. It’s not Biden. It’s free market capitalism.

Facts. Don’t. Care. About. Your. Feelings. Trumpkin. 

What do you think those stimulus checks are for. It’s a down payment on a hybrid vehicle. You don’t have to get a Tesla. Other car makers have hybrid vehicles. 

Tesla is that expensive because it has a lot of perks. A big *** console for navigation, media, etc.