tonight with this really weird moment that happened last week at a house hearing. transportation secretary pete buttigieg was testifying before a house committee and as you woulde expect, for several hou, theyfo discussed infrastructure roads, railway, electric vehicles, energy prices, all of the usual stuff until one republican congressman on the committee suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerd, you re welcome. have a watch. now have president biden in office for 18 months and just recentlyfi we see the mainstrea media questioning president biden s mental state and for good reason. sadly he shakes hands with ghosts and imaginary people and falls offeo bicycles and even a the white house easter celebration, easter bunny had to guide him back intonn his safe place. end of speech, where he actually states, that is, if he sta stays awake. so my question for you, is, sir, have you spoken with any other cabinet member ab
but if you compare that to a run-of-the-mill electric car, for the sake of this example, let s say the chevy volt, it only covers an average of 91 cents of electricity for a chevy bolt to go the 25 miles, literally a quarter of a gas car costs and infinitely better for the environment. now, if the democrats new big reconciliation bill now called the inflation reduction act, if that bill can get passed, electric vehicles won t just be the economic imperative at the pump but also at the dealership. if the bill passes as it is written, it would mean $7,500 of tax credits for any new electric car 55 grand or below and the nissan would drop to 20,000 dollars up front and not to mention the thousands saved not paying for gas every week. and even cheaper level, this bill would create a $4,000 tax credit for buying used electric vehicles. in other words, gone are the days are electric vehicles being a status symbol of silicon valley tycoons.