Posted on 11/29/2021 9:49:01 AM PST by karpov
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stressed in a new interview that families who buy electric vehicles (EVs) "never have to worry about gas prices again."
While speaking on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart," Buttigieg noted that Democrats' proposed social spending package includes incentives to make it more affordable to buy an electric vehicle.
Buttigieg said that families would essentially have a "$12,500 discount" in transportation costs, adding that "families who own that vehicle will never have to worry about gas prices again."
"The people who stand to benefit most from owning an EV are often rural residents who have the most distances to drive, who burn the most gas, and underserved urban residents in areas where there are higher gas prices and lower income," Buttigieg said.
"They would gain the most by having that vehicle. These are the very residents who have not always been connected to electric vehicles that are viewed as kind of a luxury item," he added.
"If we can make the electric vehicle less expensive for everybody, more people can take advantage, and we'll be selling more American-made EVs, which means in time they'll become less expensive to make and to buy for everybody," Buttigieg said.
Buttigieg's comments come after the Department of Energy announced last week that it would release 50 million barrels of oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to control rising gas prices.
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Guy is an utter moron.
The left has absolutely no idea how the world works.
Perhaps Pete can share with the American public his thorough understanding of thermal dynamics.
How can anybody be that stupid?
Even if true, what about all those mileage taxes that everyone wants to pass on electric and hybrid vehicles? Will you protect families from those mayor pete?
SPJNK.
We didn’t have to worry about gas prices when Trump was President, pedoboy.
Only a queer can think like this guy...WTF
Give me $200,000 and I can make sure you never have to worry about gas prices again. You won’t have to bother with an electric car.
well he lubes up his ass and gets all hot oh nevermind
> Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stressed in a new interview that families who buy electric vehicles (EVs) “never have to worry about gas prices again.” <
I guess he really is that stupid. Never mind availability for a moment. EV owners would have to worry about electricity prices. And they certainly would be impacted by the gas cost truckers have to pay to get goods to market.
Oh, wait. I forgot. Tomorrow’s economy will be powered by dreams and unicorn dust. Never mind.
They don’t need to worry about gas prices - so they can worry about electricity prices instead - something which the average consumer has EVEN LESS control.
Ask folks in Texas what happened to their spot electricity rates last February.
Being a deep state mouthpiece pays well apparently.
Everybody who plugs into the Matix has nothing to worry about ever.
IT’s GGGrrrrrrreeeeaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttt!
That would be thermodynamics..and this is why there is a preview function. Gah!
Queer think this way..
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