by RAY LEWIS | The National DeskFILE - Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. in 2020. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday compared Americans skeptical of electric vehicles to people who hailed landlines during the rise of cell phones.Americans are becoming more interested in electric vehicles each year.
The secretary pushed back on claims the Biden administration’s push toward electric vehicles is premature, pointing to polls showing EV owners are interested in purchasing similar automobiles in the future. The secretary’s assertions came as Tesla reported a drop in vehicle deliveries and production from a year ago. The companyfactory shutdowns and the start of its production ramp for the Model 3 car as reasons for the decline.
Consumers have wanted and purchased more EVs every single year than the year before,” he claimed. “Tesla is facing more competition as GM and Ford and Stellantis and other competitive players start to make sure they get a piece of the EV market.”