Posted on 10/27/2022 4:34:48 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Joe Biden raced Colin Powell's son in an episode of comedian Jay Leno's car show, with the president pushing his beloved Corvette to over 100mph while drag racing.
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The president whizzed around at astounding speeds of 118mph in front of the camera, while he admitted that he missed being able to drive himself around while living in the White House.
Biden also appeared in Leno's car-centric television show while he was vice president, in October 2016. *
Michael was driving a 2015 Corvette with 455 horsepower V8 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission, worth $55,000. **
Biden also told of how he worked with car unions to make sure they would not be left out of the transition to electric vehicles.
'I'm a labor guy and I think organized labor has gotten screwed,' Biden says as he drives the truck while Leno rides in the passenger seat.
He touted the EV charging station funds included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
'We're going to put in 500,000 electric charging stations all across America so you can drive across America.
'So now labor across the board is realizing this is the answer to their financial security and they're doing something good,' Biden said.
Biden has frequently noted that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the American Rescue Plan and the CHIPS Plus act together have put over $135 billion toward electric vehicle manufacturing.
'It's a game-changer. You got 40 percent of all pollution — all the CO2 going up — is from the tailpipe. And imagine if we just changed that,' the president said.
But electric vehicles require electricity to run and only about 20 percent of U.S. electricity comes from renewable energy, according to the Energy Department.
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76? He’ll be 80 in 3 weeks!
what i was gonna say!
oh the Goonies guy. That’s even better than Sling Blade.
Can he say “ Rocky Road”?
SO? I’ve driven well north of 180 MPH (at Road Atlanta)
This is the Vette with the “PUPPET” license plate would be more fitting.
Obama winks
Not only the license plate but the pedo pete address using the model and year.
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