Harris changes her stance on EV mandates and refuses to explain how her new position aligns with her values.

In her first interview as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized that her values remain unchanged, citing her efforts to support the Green New Deal as evidence.

"Harris stated to CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday that the core of her policy perspective and decisions is that her values have not changed. She emphasized that she has always believed in the reality of the climate crisis and the urgency of addressing it with metrics that hold ourselves accountable to deadlines."

Harris' remarks do not align with her campaign's statement that she supports an electric vehicle mandate, which is a key component of the progressive climate package. Additionally, her support for metrics that include holding ourselves to deadlines around time does not align with her claim to still support this component.

The Harris campaign declined to comment on the matter when asked by Axios for clarification on the vice president's position. Planet Chronicle Digital also reached out to the campaign repeatedly to ask how Harris' lack of support for electric vehicle mandates aligns with her values, given that she has promoted this policy more than once. However, the campaign did not respond to Planet Chronicle Digital's inquiries.

As a U.S. senator, Harris sponsored a bill that aimed to create a "national zero-emission vehicle standard," requiring all passenger vehicles to be electric by 2040. As a presidential candidate in 2019, Harris advocated for mandates to phase out gas-powered vehicles even sooner, in 2035. After the Biden-Harris ticket won in 2020, Harris pledged that all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles would be "zero-emission" by 2030.

Chris Barnard, president of the American Conservation Coalition, stated that the American people do not support top-down, uniform energy and climate policies such as federal EV mandates, which are in line with the group's focus on limited government and conservative environmental approaches.

"An all-of-the-above energy strategy that prioritizes affordable, reliable, and increasingly cleaner energy solutions should be pursued, with a focus on American innovation and competition with China. This energy dominance agenda addresses both environmental and economic concerns to make America the cleanest and most prosperous nation in the world, encompassing nuclear energy and permitting reform."

Barnard stated that Harris's inconsistency on crucial issues, including the future of American energy, is unproductive and unconvincing.

Harris has faced criticism for her changes in stance on issues such as electric vehicle mandates, the border, health care, and fracking.

During her first interview as the Democratic nominee on Thursday, Vice President Harris stated that she would enforce the law against illegal border crossings. However, in the past, she has expressed opposition to prosecuting migrants for crossing the border illegally.

During a televised debate in 2019, Harris stated that an undocumented immigrant is not a criminal. In 2015, as California's attorney general, she told the San Francisco Chronicle the same. She also posted the claim on social media. In a 2019 episode of "The View," Harris reiterated her stance, echoing her previous statement.

Harris, as California's attorney general, instructed local law enforcement not to follow ICE detainers when requesting to hold someone who has committed a crime and crossed the border illegally until they can be taken into custody by federal immigration authorities.

As a senator, Harris aimed to remove funding from ICE and has likened the agency to the Ku Klux Klan.

Harris campaign officials have stated that the vice president does not support "Medicare-for-all," despite her previous indication during a 2019 debate that she would abolish private health care in favor of a "government-run plan." Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for clarification on her position regarding health care, but did not receive a response.

In her CNN interview last week, Harris clarified that she had made it clear as the vice presidential nominee in 2020 that she does not support banning fracking, despite previously stating as a presidential nominee in 2019 that she was in favor of banning fracking on federal land.

GOP criticism of Harris' shifting policy stances has been met with responses from her supporters, who argue that it is a natural evolution that demonstrates her leadership abilities, and they accuse Trump of changing his position on abortion.

"Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., stated on NBC News' "Meet The Press" that while she criticizes the consistency of the idea that she hasn't been, she believes Vice President Kamala Harris is consistent on the position of fracking, which is how Joe Biden ran."

"According to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who spoke on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, a good leader demonstrates the ability to learn and grow over time."