{"id":2290794,"date":"2024-07-08T19:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-furious-after-nascar-unveils-electric-car-this-will-kill-the-sport\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:18:52","slug":"fans-furious-after-nascar-unveils-electric-car-this-will-kill-the-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-furious-after-nascar-unveils-electric-car-this-will-kill-the-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Furious After NASCAR Unveils Electric Car: &#8216;This Will Kill the Sport&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffans-furious-after-nascar-unveils-electric-car-this-will-kill-the-sport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses NASCAR&#8217;s announcement of debuting a new &#8220;EV prototype&#8221; at the Chicago Street Race, as part of their initiative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-warn-blackrock-to-stop-pushing-political-agenda\/\" title=\"States Warn BlackRock to Stop Pushing Political Agenda\">promote sustainability<\/a> and electrification. The partnership \u2064with ABB, an EV company, aims to push the boundaries of electrification technology. However,\u2064 the NASCAR audience,\u200d known for being conservative and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">blue-collar<\/a>, expressed discontent with this move, \u2064feeling\u2063 that it was out of touch with their \u2062values. Many fans threatened to stop supporting NASCAR if\u200c they transitioned to electric vehicles, as they believe the market is not ready for EVs and are satisfied with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-of-the-east-coast-new-jersey-moves-to-ban-new-gas-powered-cars-by-2035\/\" title=\"NJ Bans Gas-Powered Cars by 2035, Aims to be &#039;East Coast&#039;s California&#039;\">gas-powered \u2063cars<\/a>. the article highlights the division\u2064 and controversy surrounding NASCAR&#8217;s foray into electric vehicles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 8, 2024 at 2:28pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As unpopular as the advent of electric vehicles has proven to be, there are still those attempting to push electric cars on the rest of us.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the world of NASCAR, apparently.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/news-media\/2024\/07\/06\/nascar-abb-reveal-ev-prototype-and-launch-electrification-innovation-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR announced<\/a> it would be debuting a new \u201cEV prototype\u201d at the Chicago Street Race.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Get a closer look inside and under the hood of NASCAR\u2019s new electric vehicle prototype.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HotPass?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HotPass<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobpockrass?\">@bobpockrass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aZJJuxqUQo\">pic.twitter.com\/aZJJuxqUQo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCARONFOX\/status\/1809636651582280125?\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The car is supposedly a part of the racing company\u2019s initiative to \u201cstrengthen its communities and contribute to a healthier planet\u201d and \u201cadvance NASCAR\u2019s strategic sustainability ambitions across electrification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABB, an EV company, partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-martin-truex-jr-announces-retirement-full-time-racing-nascars-cup-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR<\/a> to develop the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, and we help customers globally to optimize, electrify and decarbonize their operations,\u201d ABB Executive Vice President Ralph Donati said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe objective of the collaboration between NASCAR, ABB in the United States and the NASCAR industry is to push the boundaries of electrification technology, from EV racing to long-haul transportation to facility operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If that word salad sounded unnecessarily obtuse, here\u2019s what it really means: NASCAR is virtue signaling by pretending to help the world transition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-commits-to-100-percent-zero-emission-truck-and-bus-sales-by-2040\/\" title=\"U.S. Commits to 100 Percent Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Sales by 2040\">fuel-powered vehicles<\/a> to EVs.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the NASCAR audience, which leans blue-collar, down to earth and conservative, was none-too-pleased with the organization\u2019s new hoity-toity initiative.<\/p>\n<p>For better or worse, EVs come with a lot of political baggage, given how aggressively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-ev-push-runs-headlong-harsh-reality-copper-doesnt-just-grow-trees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Biden administration<\/a> and Democratic politicians want to force them onto an unwilling populace.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR might as well be spitting in their faces.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASCAR is reaching for 1 percent of fans and abandoning 70 percent of their fan base, this will kill the sport. The marketing directors need to really evaluate doing this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick S (@Patrickichi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patrickichi\/status\/1809655223302123948?\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNASCAR is reaching for 1 percent of fans and abandoning 70 percent of their fan base, this will kill the sport. The marketing directors need to really evaluate doing this,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If NASCAR makes the decision to start running EVs then I\u2019m tapping out, and I\u2019ve been a fan since 1979.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ironhead841 (@Mt2Aguy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mt2Aguy\/status\/1809957294920347851?\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf NASCAR makes the decision to start running EVs then I\u2019m tapping out, and I\u2019ve been a fan since 1979,\u201d a NASCAR fan commented.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If they go electric I\u2019m finished with NASCAR and I never miss a race<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tracy (@Tracyp0996) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tracyp0996\/status\/1809948163060748464?\">July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf they go electric I\u2019m finished with NASCAR and I never miss a race,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Electric vehicles may one day be the norm, but Democrats and the corporations all too willing to go along with them continue to push this technology <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/insurance-companies-realize-happening-evs-things-soon-get-expensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faster than the market can handle it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The world is just not ready for EVs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/car-dealers-coming-big-realization-evs-lot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushing them before they\u2019re ready<\/a> may very well cause more problems than doing so solves.<\/p>\n<p>And what\u2019s more, most of us are more than happy with how our gas-powered cars are working.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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