{"id":2045581,"date":"2023-09-26T18:07:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-launches-investigation-into-biden-officials-ev-road-trip-that-led-to-911-call\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T18:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T22:13:12","slug":"house-oversight-committee-launches-investigation-into-biden-officials-ev-road-trip-that-led-to-911-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-launches-investigation-into-biden-officials-ev-road-trip-that-led-to-911-call\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee probes Biden official&#8217;s EV road trip that prompted 911 call."},"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%2Fhouse-oversight-committee-launches-investigation-into-biden-officials-ev-road-trip-that-led-to-911-call%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=2045581&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--><h2>House Republicans Investigate Energy Secretary&#8217;s \u2064Controversial EV Road Trip<\/h2>\n<p>House Republicans are\u2062 launching an investigation \u200binto Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm&#8217;s\u200c summer \u2063electric vehicle (EV) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-forced-to-ditch-electric-car-after-charging-failures\/\" title=\"Man Abandons Electric Car Due to Charging Issues\">road \u200btrip<\/a>, which\u200c made\u2064 headlines when the police \u200cwere called on it.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to WRDW-TV, during Granholm&#8217;s trip through Georgia \u2063on June\u2063 27, a woman called 911 because a staff member blocked a charging station with \u200ba non-electric car to reserve it \u200dfor Granholm&#8217;s use. This\u200b caused delays for other people who needed to \u2062charge \u200dtheir cars, including the woman who had a baby in \u2063her vehicle \u200bon a sweltering day.<\/p>\n<p>NPR reports that Granholm was driving a Cadillac Lyriq,\u200b a\u2063 luxury EV with a price tag of \u2063around \u200c$60,000 and\u2062 a range of up \u200dto 314 miles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJamesComer?\">@RepJamesComer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPatFallon?\">@RepPatFallon<\/a> are investigating U.S. Department\u2062 of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-launches-investigation-into-biden-officials-ev-road-trip-that-led-to-911-call\/\" title=\"House Oversight Committee probes Biden official's EV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-gutfeld-pans-joe-and-kamalas-awful-adventure-the-1970s-called-they-want-their-unmitigated-disasters-back\/\" title=\"Greg Gutfeld Pans \u2018Joe And Kamala\u2019s Awful Adventure\u2019: \u2018The 1970s Called, They Want Their Unmitigated Disasters Back\u2019\">road trip<\/a> that prompted 911 call.&#8221;>taxpayer-funded electric vehicle road trip<\/a> this past summer.<\/p>\n<p>The trip consisted of the Secretary and\u2064 DOE staff traveling across multiple states and \u2063was\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5aIPkbmJMk\">pic.twitter.com\/5aIPkbmJMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/1706654858768437399?\">September 26, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a post on X, the House \u200dpanel stated that\u2064 the \u200bincident\u200b led\u2064 to a\u200b Georgia family calling 911 out of urgency due to\u2063 limited and nonworking\u2062 EV chargers along the route. The panel\u200c demanded documents and communications from Granholm to understand the purpose, cost, and \u2064consequences of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>House Committee on Oversight\u200b and Accountability \u200cChairman Rep. James Comer and Subcommittee \u200con Economic Growth,\u200b Energy Policy,\u2063 and Regulatory Affairs\u200c Chairman Rep. \u2064Pat Fallon authored a letter to Granholm, expressing concern about the trip and its \u2063implications.<\/p>\n<p>The letter highlighted\u2062 how DOE \u2063staff blocked an EV-only charging station with a non-EV vehicle to accommodate Granholm&#8217;s schedule, causing inconvenience to the Georgia \u2062family. It criticized the Biden Administration&#8217;s push for EVs while relying on internal combustion\u2062 engine vehicles and\u2064 excluding Tesla from the trip.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is part of\u200c a wider agenda to examine the impact of\u200d the Biden Administration&#8217;s\u2062 efforts to increase the number of \u200dEVs on American\u2062 roads and impose green regulations on traditional\u2062 vehicles, according \u200cto a release from the panel.<\/p>\n<p>The release emphasized the potential\u200d risks to the \u200bpower \u2064grid, \u2062supply chain, consumer choice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-and-russia-are-forming-a-bond-the-u-s-would-be-wise-to-exploit\/\" title=\"China And Russia Are Forming A Bond The U.S. Would Be Wise To Exploit\">domestic energy producers<\/a> associated with a radical adoption of\u200d EVs through burdensome regulation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our \u2063Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and\u200b the Big Tech \u2063tyrants\u200d have done everything\u2062 they can to put The Western Journal out of business. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder\u200c of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-oversight-committee-launches-investigation-biden-officials-ev-road-trip-led-911-call\/\">House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into\u200c Biden Official&#8217;s EV Road Trip That Led to 911 Call<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the concerns raised by House Republicans regarding the feasibility of transitioning to electric vehicles?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">behemoth \u2062continue to censor newspapers and online journalism, \u2062depriving readers of their right to access \u2062unbiased news. In \u200dlight of this, I have\u2063 started a subscription-based \u2064model for this platform to ensure\u2062 the \u2062sustainability and integrity of our\u2063 reporting. If you value independent journalism\u2064 and want to support our mission, please consider subscribing today.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> [Your Name]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The investigation comes \u2064at a time when the\u200d Biden Administration is aggressively promoting the adoption of electric vehicles \u200bas part of\u200b its broader climate\u200b change agenda. The President has set a goal for half\u200b of all new vehicle sales to be electric by \u200d2030 and has\u200c proposed significant investments in charging\u2062 infrastructure and research and development for EVs.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have raised\u200c concerns \u200babout the feasibility and consequences of such a rapid transition to electric vehicles. They \u200dargue that the\u200b infrastructure for charging stations is not yet fully developed, leading to challenges like the one faced by the Georgia family during \u2064Granholm&#8217;s road trip.\u200b They\u200c also question the environmental\u2064 impact of producing and disposing of the large number \u2062of\u2062 batteries required for mass EV adoption.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, some Republicans criticize the Biden Administration for not including Tesla, a leading electric vehicle\u2064 manufacturer, in Granholm&#8217;s road trip. They argue \u2062that by excluding Tesla, the trip appears politically motivated and that it undermines the administration&#8217;s push for EV adoption in a fair and unbiased manner.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation by House Republicans is\u2063 an important step in ensuring accountability and transparency in the implementation of \u200bthe Biden Administration&#8217;s EV \u200cagenda. By examining\u2063 the \u200bpurpose, cost, and consequences of\u200d Granholm&#8217;s road trip, the \u200dinvestigation aims to shed light on the\u2063 potential challenges and risks associated \u2064with a rapid transition to electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the investigation highlights the need\u200c for \u2064comprehensive infrastructure development to support widespread EV adoption. Without a robust charging network, EV owners may face difficulties finding available charging stations, as demonstrated by the\u200d incident in Georgia. This raises concerns \u200babout\u200d the reliability and accessibility of \u2063EV charging, which are crucial factors in the successful integration of electric vehicles into the transportation system.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b investigation serves as a reminder\u2062 that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/back-to-square-one-biden-build-back-better-senate-stall-out-renders-house-passage-insignificant\/\" title=\"Back to Square One: Biden Build Back Better Senate Stall-Out Renders House Passage Insignificant\">significant policy change<\/a>, such as the\u200b promotion of electric vehicles, should be accompanied by thorough planning,\u200c assessment, \u200cand consideration\u2062 of\u2063 potential\u200b consequences. It underscores the importance of ensuring that the transition to EVs is implemented in a way that addresses infrastructure\u2063 challenges, environmental concerns, and equitable access to EV technology.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolds, it will be crucial \u200cfor lawmakers and policymakers to carefully evaluate the findings and consider the implications for future energy and transportation policies. The goal should be to strike a balance between environmental sustainability, technological innovation, and the needs\u2062 of American consumers and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the House Republicans&#8217;\u200c investigation into Energy Secretary Granholm&#8217;s controversial EV road trip is\u2064 not just about one\u2063 incident. It is part of a broader discussion about \u2063the future \u200bof transportation, energy, \u2062and environmental policy in the United States. By scrutinizing\u2062 the trip, lawmakers hope to ensure that the push for electric vehicles is well-founded, transparent, and considers the practical realities of transitioning \u2063to a \u200dnew \u2064era of transportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are probing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm&#8217;s EV publicity trip, which gained attention after a 911 call was made during her visit to Georgia. As a staff member obstructed a woman&#8217;s path, police were dispatched. The incident is under investigation by the GOP. 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