Buttigieg Defends EV Push Amid Criticism, Highlights U.S.-China Tech Race

Transportation Secretary emphasizes the inevitability of the electric vehicle shift and the importance of leading in technology over China.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defends the Biden administration's push for electric vehicles (EVs), comparing the shift to the transition from landlines to cell phones.
Buttigieg emphasizes the importance of the U.S. leading in EV technology over China, highlighting efforts to bring manufacturing back to American soil.
Critics point to the current limitations of EVs, including their cost, the need for constant charging, and their reliance on fossil fuel-powered electricity.
Despite recent sales dips and workforce cuts in the EV industry, Buttigieg asserts the automotive sector is inevitably moving towards EVs.
The administration aims for a significant increase in EV sales by the end of the decade, despite pushback from Republican lawmakers and skepticism from some consumers.