The statement is not about the tech involved but about the social groups that tend to use different tech. An EV in West Virginia would be pretty rare, as the r

The statement is not about the tech involved but about the social groups that tend to use different tech. An EV in West Virginia would be pretty rare, as the range of EVs is inadequate for most uses and they are too expensive for most people. DC, which has considerably more wealth, and less distances to travel - there's a lot more EVs there. So the people whose EV ran out of juice are fish out of water, but they got a nice helping hand from people who likely have very different politics.