Do you drive a ‘liberal’ or ‘conservative’ car? We analyzed 11 million Pa. vehicle records to find out

By Lizzie Mulvey and Dylan Purcell, Philadelphia Inquirer The car is having a moment. No longer just a grocery getter or a signal of wealth and status, the kind of vehicle you drive is increasingly tied to partisanship. From expiring EV tax breaks, tariffs on imports and new tax incentives for cars built in the United States, Pennsylvania drivers — already divided along party lines — are affected. Tesla owners are also caught up in Elon Musk’s support of the Trump administration. As a battleground state, Pennsylvania is ideally suited to examine how consumer car choices diverge in strongly Republican [...]