Energy Sec. Granholm: Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda Will Have Incentives to Buy Electric Vehicles

BASH There s a ░░░░░░░░ on climate and electric ░░░░░░░░ chargers When will that ░░░░░░░░ be ready and when ░░░░░░░░ you think the majority ░░░░░░░░ drivers will be using ░░░░░░░░ vehicles GRANHOLM Yeah well ░░░░░░░░ you probably know the ░░░░░░░░ industry itself has said ░░░░░░░░ they want half of ░░░░░░░░ fleet to be electric ░░░░░░░░ vehicles sold by 2030 ░░░░░░░░ is a transition Right ░░░░░░░░ we re not there ░░░░░░░░ but we want to ░░░░░░░░ sure one of the ░░░░░░░░ that people aren t ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicles to the ░░░░░░░░ that they could be ░░░░░░░░ because there aren t ░░░░░░░░ stations So there is ░░░░░░░░ significant amount in the ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure bill to build ░░░░░░░░ that network Right now ░░░░░░░░ stations are largely in ░░░░░░░░ where electric vehicles already ░░░░░░░░ a chicken and egg ░░░░░░░░ want to fill that ░░░░░░░░ So rural areas poorer ░░░░░░░░ have access to the ░░░░░░░░ that s necessary and ░░░░░░░░ in the Build Back ░░░░░░░░ agenda there will be ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicles that will ░░░░░░░░ the cost down to ░░░░░░░░ same level as gas ░░░░░░░░ vehicles All of that ░░░░░░░░ happening This is part ░░░░░░░░ the long term the ░░░░░░░░ out of this will ░░░░░░░░ over the next few ░░░░░░░░ It s not going ░░░░░░░░ happen in one year ░░░░░░░░ is a multiyear bill ░░░░░░░░ is why the president ░░░░░░░░ his eye on the ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ get the clean energy ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ United States is taking ░░░░░░░░ of this new global ░░░░░░░░ having just come back ░░░░░░░░ Glasgow yesterday it s ░░░░░░░░ important for us to ░░░░░░░░ take a stake in ░░░░░░░░ whole clean energy economy ░░░░░░░░ s what this bill ░░░░░░░░ to.”