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Pete Buttigieg: “I have never suggested that it would be easy for all Americans to afford electric vehicles; although again, I would…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2022
I have never suggested that it would be easy for all Americans to afford electric vehicles; although again, I would point to the fact that the first EV I ever had was about $14,000, but we think that policy measures can make it more affordable, and we hope that Members in this body will reconsider their opposition to making EVs cheaper through tax credits.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

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Buttigieg discusses making electric vehicles more affordable through policy changes and tax credits.

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