{"id":1065681,"date":"2021-11-29T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065681"},"modified":"2021-11-29T17:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:31:14","slug":"buttigieg-electric-cars-will-make-it-so-americans-never-have-to-worry-about-gas-prices-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-electric-cars-will-make-it-so-americans-never-have-to-worry-about-gas-prices-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg: Electric Cars Will Make It So Americans \u2018Never Have To Worry About Gas Prices Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-electric-cars-will-make-it-so-americans-never-have-to-worry-about-gas-prices-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1065681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a new interview that the Biden administration\u2019s proposed \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d legislation contains financial incentives for people to purchase electric cars, adding that people who buy them would&nbsp; \u201cnever have to worry about gas prices again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the recently-passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/joe-biden-signs-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill-calls-it-truly-historic\">Infrastructure and Jobs Act<\/a>, aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-sunday-show\/watch\/the-infrastructure-bill-in-action-127353925939\">MSNBC\u2019s \u201cThe Sunday Show\u201d<\/a> with host Jonathan Capehart, Buttigieg was asked whether there were provisions in the House-passed \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d legislation that interested him as Transportation Secretary. \u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Buttigieg responded, noting that while most of the physical infrastructure was passed in the infrastructure law, there were still provisions he supported in the Build Back Better Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He pointed specifically to a provision that would give financial incentives to individuals and families who purchased an electric vehicle, or EV. The bill would give families considering buying an electric car \u201cup to a $12,500 discount, in effect,\u201d Buttigieg said, adding that \u201conce they own that vehicle, [they] will never have to worry about gas prices again.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people who stand to benefit most from owning an EV,\u201d Buttigieg continued, \u201care often rural residents who have the longest distances to drive, they burn the most gas, and underserved urban residents in areas where there are higher gas prices and lower income. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can make the electric vehicle less expensive for everybody, more people can take advantage, and we\u2019ll be building and selling more American-made EVs, which means in time they\u2019ll become less expensive to make and to buy for everybody,\u201d Buttigieg concluded, adding that the provision, if passed, would be just one more piece of \u201cgreat news,\u201d on top of the already-passed infrastructure bill.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg\u2019s Transportation Department came under scrutiny Sunday for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/department-of-transportation-blasted-for-posting-cringey-meme-some-suggest-it-may-violate-law-reports\">meme<\/a> posted by its official Twitter account which apparently lobbied for the Build Back Better Act, potentially violating a law banning federal agencies or employees from lobbying on behalf of pending legislation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2708\ufe0f\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfed\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udd27\ud83d\udc77\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udc77 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vBVanOBCuK\">pic.twitter.com\/vBVanOBCuK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TransportationGov (@USDOT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOT\/status\/1464255125170442245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg\u2019s comments also come on the heels of the Biden administration\u2019s decision to release about 50 million barrels of petroleum from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to lower the soaring price of gasoline, which currently sits at <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">$3.39 per gallon<\/a>, according to AAA. The move, which would only account for about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-tapping-of-petroleum-reserves-will-provide-just-over-2-5-days-worth-of-oil\">2.5 days\u2019 worth<\/a> of American gasoline consumption, was almost immediately slammed as \u201csymbolic\u201d and a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrats-start-blaming-biden-for-high-gas-prices-slam-his-policy-band-aid-of-releasing-oil-reserves\">policy Band-Aid<\/a>,\u201d with critics like West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin calling for the Biden administration to \u201cresponsibly increase energy production here at home,\u201d including restoring the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversies over gas prices, memes, and his months-long paternity leave in the midst of the supply chain crisis, Buttigieg enjoys a higher name recognition and approval rating than many members of the Biden Cabinet, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/despite-approval-rating-of-just-38-legacy-media-pushes-presidential-buzz-for-mayor-pete\">Politico\/Morning Consult poll<\/a> released Friday. However, that notoriety may be superficial, as it is only among Cabinet members, many of whom have far lower approval ratings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><strong>LAST CHANCE to SAVE 50% on memberships to The Daily Wire with code DW50. Without our members, none of this would be possible. Join us to keep the mission alive.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a new interview that the Biden administration\u2019s proposed \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d legislation contains financial incentives for people to purchase electric cars, adding that people who buy them would\u00a0 \u201cnever have to worry about gas prices again.\u201dSpeaking about the recently-passed Infrastructure and Jobs Act, aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cThe Sunday Show\u201d with host Jonathan Capehart, Buttigieg was asked whether there were provisions in the House-passed \u201cBuild Back Better\u201d legislation that interested him as Transportation Secretary. \u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Buttigieg responded, noting that while most of the physical infrastructure was passed in the infrastructure law, there were still provisions he supported in the Build Back Better Act.\u00a0He pointed specifically to a provision that would give financial incentives to individuals and families who purchased an electric vehicle, or EV. The bill would give families considering buying an electric car \u201cup to a $12,500 discount, in effect,\u201d Buttigieg said, adding that \u201conce they own that vehicle, [they] will never have to worry about gas prices again.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe people who stand to benefit most from owning an EV,\u201d Buttigieg continued, \u201care often rural residents who have the longest distances to drive, they burn the most gas, and underserved urban residents in areas where there are higher gas prices and lower income. 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.\u201d\u201cIf we can make the electric vehicle less expensive for everybody, more people can take advantage, and we\u2019ll be building and selling more American-made EVs, which means in time they\u2019ll become less expensive to make and to buy for everybody,\u201d Buttigieg concluded, adding that the provision, if passed, would be just one more piece of \u201cgreat news,\u201d on top of the already-passed infrastructure bill.Buttigieg\u2019s Transportation Department came under scrutiny Sunday for a meme posted by its official Twitter account which apparently lobbied for the Build Back Better Act, potentially violating a law banning federal agencies or employees from lobbying on behalf of pending legislation.\u00a0\ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2708\ufe0f\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfed\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udd27\ud83d\udc77\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udc77 pic.twitter.com\/vBVanOBCuK\u2014 TransportationGov (@USDOT) November 26, 2021Buttigieg\u2019s comments also come on the heels of the Biden administration\u2019s decision to release about 50 million barrels of petroleum from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to lower the soaring price of gasoline, which currently sits at $3.39 per gallon, according to AAA. The move, which would only account for about 2.5 days\u2019 worth of American gasoline consumption, was almost immediately slammed as \u201csymbolic\u201d and a \u201cpolicy Band-Aid,\u201d with critics like West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin calling for the Biden administration to \u201cresponsibly increase energy production here at home,\u201d including restoring the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S.Despite the controversies over gas prices, memes, and his months-long paternity leave in the midst of the supply chain crisis, Buttigieg enjoys a higher name recognition and approval rating than many members of the Biden Cabinet, according to a Politico\/Morning Consult poll released Friday. However, that notoriety may be superficial, as it is only among Cabinet members, many of whom have far lower approval ratings.LAST CHANCE to SAVE 50% on memberships to The Daily Wire with code DW50. Without our members, none of this would be possible. 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