{"id":1114596,"date":"2021-12-13T13:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114596"},"modified":"2021-12-13T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:28:40","slug":"kamala-harris-demonstrates-electric-car-charger-how-do-i-know-its-actually-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-demonstrates-electric-car-charger-how-do-i-know-its-actually-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Demonstrates Electric Car Charger: &#039;How Do I Know It&#039;s Actually Working?&#039;"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-demonstrates-electric-car-charger-how-do-i-know-its-actually-working%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=1114596&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 class=\"subheading\">Vice President Kamala Harris promoted government spending on charging stations for electric vehicles on Monday, demonstrating the use of a car charger herself.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president visited a car charging maintenance facility in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland outside of Washington, DC, to promote the use of electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>During her visit, she asked if she could plug in one of the electric cars to see how it worked.<\/p>\n<p>After plugging it in, she commented on the difference between an electric charger and a gas pump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no sound or fume,\u201d she said, standing by the car holding the plug into the vehicle. \u201cSo all of us who are used to filling our tanks, we usually can smell it and you can hear it, and you can hear the guzzling sound. None of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo how do I know it\u2019s actually working?\u201d she continued with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>The worker briefing Harris assured her that the charger was working if it was plugged in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19113634\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/White-House-unveils-plan-to-speed-up-national-EV-charging-network-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19113634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/White-House-unveils-plan-to-speed-up-national-EV-charging-network-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vice President Kamala Harris is briefed about a government electric vehicle fleet in Brandywine, Md., on Monday. Photo by Michael Reynolds\/UPI\" width=\"975\" height=\"648\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Vice President Kamala Harris is briefed about a government electric vehicle fleet in Brandywine, Md., on Monday. (Michael Reynolds\/UPI)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut how would I know that?\u201d she asked. \u201cTell me how I would know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The worker pointed out that the charger would blink green until it was fully charged.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Harris spoke about the importance of charging station equity, making sure that rural and apartment building complexes could get charging stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t charge it up, then it doesn\u2019t matter if you can\u2019t drive it. Right? You can\u2019t get to where you need to go,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris also promoted the idea of all electric chargers using the same plug to charge at different stations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19113730\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/White-House-unveils-plan-to-speed-up-national-EV-charging-network-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19113730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/White-House-unveils-plan-to-speed-up-national-EV-charging-network-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on Monday next to an electric vehicle during a visit to Brandywine, Md. Photo by Michael Reynolds\/UPI\" width=\"975\" height=\"648\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Vice President Kamala Harris speaks against a backdrop of&nbsp; electric vehicles during a visit to Brandywine, Md. (Michael Reynolds\/UPI)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re experiencing this when you look at your smartphone, right? At all the different plugs you might need for different devices?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president also delivered a speech on the administration\u2019s effort to offer a $12,500 tax credit for Americans who bought union-made electric vehicles<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the bottom line \u2013 we want more families in Americans to afford an electric car that was made in America,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris promoted government spending on charging stations for electric vehicles on Monday, demonstrating the use of a car charger herself. 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