President Joe Biden, Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg, boasted in an interview at REAL 92.3 on Thursday how high gasoline prices are forcing Americans to switch to electric vehicles. Big Kids TV.
Buttigieg aforementioned:
We’re here to cut the cost of electric vehicles, because you can save on gas when you have an electric car, but above all, you need to be able to do it. Right now we’re really starting to see that on some models, even if your car is a little higher, your gas charge is a little lower and you’re going to stand out, but prices should go. lower. buying an EV for most Americans.
Biden Transport Minister Pete Buttigieg is proud that high gas prices are forcing people to switch to electric vehicles. pic.twitter.com/zqGwX6IgfZ
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Buttigieg’s comments came after the latest data from the US Department of Labor showed the annual inflation rate rose to 9.1 percent in June. Also, under the Biden administration, Americans were paying high gas prices.
A day after Buttijig’s speech, electric car maker Tesla reportedly asked Texas drivers not to charge their cars for five hours a day due to the extreme heat.
“The heatwave is expected to affect the grid in Texas in the coming days. The grid operator recommends that charging be avoided as much as possible during the peak hours of 3 pm to 8 pm to aid the state’s demand management efforts,” he said.
Buttigieg’s comments on Thursday were not the first to introduce expensive electric vehicles as a way to save American consumers from costs. “People living in rural, suburban and urban areas can benefit from gas savings by using electric vehicles,” the transport minister said in March, after fuel prices slumped to a record previously set in 2008.
Buttigieg made a similar comment in an interview with MSNBC in November.
“Those who benefit most from owning an electric vehicle are those in rural areas who often have to travel the longest distances and often burn the most fuel,” he said.
Buttigieg’s comments seem to reflect the Biden administration’s official stance on gas prices, and other members of the administration are pushing for a switch to electric vehicles after the petrol price hike.
Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said US gas prices were “unsustainable” last month, but noted that high costs “accelerated our progress towards clean energy.”
Granholm also said that high gasoline prices make it “quite a challenge” to buy electric vehicles.
“If you fill up your electric vehicle and fill the gas tank with gas, you’ll save $60 per fill by using electricity instead of gas, but that’s a very strong case, but we still want to keep it where we want the price to go down. purchase,” said Granholm. .
Source: Breitbart
