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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Because everyone knows electricity is free, and with the limited range and long recharge times people with electric vehicles won't be driving as much anyway.
Buttigieg: Families who buy electric vehicles ‘never have to worry about gas prices again. Just wait until they see their federal road tax bill and their electric bill ...
The rump ranger hasn’t got a clue.
Surface gold mines must restore the land. Likely holds true for all other surface mines
AND be that high up in Biden's Administration...
Hot stuff. May have to require vehicular sprinkler systems.
At least in the USA. Doubtful in less-developed nations where a lot of the required minerals and metals originate.
Just have to worry about where to get charged when the gauge is near “empty”. This could be a real problem in winter when the cold saps battery capacity by half or more and you need to use a heater and defroster.
The commie end game, raise the price of gas so much that everyone is forced to ditch their cars and buy electric..gee couldn’t be the connection between Hunter Biden and the chinese company that supplies the parts for electric cars could it..now how much for the big guy
Bastiat is one of my favorites and yes, he should be required reading. A man born at the beginning of the 18th century whose wisdom is even more relevant today!
Ask folks in Texas what happened to their spot electricity rates last February.
Or in England this year - or in Calif, how does suburbia or rural America charge a vehicle during spot blackouts caused by power companies cutting power due to high winds in the winter and spring or lack of ability to increase the grid power in the summer?
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