JUST IN: All Hell Breaks Loose When Eric Burlison And Secretary Pete Buttigieg Spar Over EVs

On Thursday, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) questioned Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on EV-related policy during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing.
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[@luv2roam879]

Republicans could just drop the subsidy of EVs. Also, stop subsidizing coal, Boeing, soy farmers, chicken farmers, beef ranchers and banks.

[@kibashisiyoto6771]

Not to mention the $100 billion a year in military expenditures we spend to keep the Strait of Hormuz open...

[@lovethief660]

Sure become Amish like you?

[@basengelblik5199]

Indeed

[@DaTooch_e]

And oil companies don't need subsidies either

[@kirkwagner461]

US subsidizes the petroleum industry somewhere in the range of 20 billion per year.

[@elpalomino5873]

All hell breaks loose???

[@prometheusrex1]

Right. Forbes oversold this one.

[@kirkwagner461]

For Forbes this IS all hell breaking loose. Pete demolished this guy, and stayed cool while doing so.

[@jackharper8307]

I like the part where all hell didn’t break loose.

[@alext8828]

I just turned this on. No breaking loose of hell??? I thought not. Neither of these idiots, I mean people, seem to have a solid grasp on what they're talking about. Where's Biden when we need him?

[@bulldinkyjb]

@@alext8828you said both were wrong, oh I see you voted for Trump! Didn’t you, when the truth is given you look the other way, just like the debate, Trump stood up on that stage, and said one lie after another, but it was about. Biden performance that you care about the most, one side told the truth with facts, the Republican just gave opinions.

[@Jason-ho8wr]

lol, that dude looks scared to death to ask him a question

[@MauricioRosas]

According to a 2023 study, electric vehicles (EVs) are involved in fewer fires than gasoline-powered cars: EVs: 25 fires per 100,000 sold Gasoline-powered cars: 1,530 fires per 100,000 sold Hybrids: Appear to catch fire most frequently

[@howardchan6167]

This Eric guy was so embarrassed that his face turned red.

[@BargSlarg]

I’d love to see Buttigieg debate Trump, he made this guy look foolish.

[@honpot2016]

i thought the same thing

[@RealTalkLaughs]

How? By lying?

[@pjkammer6801]

@@RealTalkLaughsName one lie, troll

[@chrisjwood214]

The big lie is that EV’s save lives by preventing pollution.

[@CatCaretakerID]

I would rather have dental work than watch even one more minute of Trump spouting his lies and cockamamie ideas.

[@joechera4419]

“No, the American people disagree with YOU”, [Mr. Burlison.]. You’ve gotta be nuts to debate with Pete, especially when you don’t know wtf you’re talking about.

[@MalikKillian]

My battery on my gas powered truck died the other day. Wtf is he talking about???

[@1969utube]

what a loser - next time you want to debate Buttigieg, expect he has done his research and has answers, even to the stupidist questions. BTW, lithium ion batteries are a concern and solutions such as less volatile sodium ion batteries are being brought to market. Maybe the GOP expects us to use wooden wheels because our inflatable rubber tyres go flat?

[@mortuaryartist]

Notice how nobody mentioned the many deaths from cobalt mining 😒

[@jerrybarry562]

Isn't that good for your business? 😝

[@AlexWaardenburg]

Half of EVs don't even use cobalt.

[@tiepup]

Cobalt is used for refining oil into diesel and gasoline. Edit: it’s used as a catalyst to remove sulphur. Sulphur dioxide from vehicle exhausts (tailpipes) was causing acid rain (sulphuric acid).

[@wineberryred]

Cobalt is mostly used in cell phones and laptop batteries.

[@mitchellbabcock5328]

​@@tiepupwhere in the process stream does that happen? Over 26 years in refineries, from the Midwest to the Oakland Bay Area, 20 or 30 refinery's! Every aspect, from building new ones, to replacing valves with swastikas on them! 1 time working a nrc lockout for radioactive materials, as a measuring device. But not in the actual process stream!

[@Skibum6711]

This congressman got his pants pulled down. Like him or not, Pete is way more prepared for these hearings than most of the other clowns from this administration.

[@dc14522]

Not only is Pete prepared, but he clearly explains why the policies of this administration are beneficial to the American people. It's clear that these congressmen have bought the lies about EV's from the fossil fuel industry to the detriment of Americans.

[@mikiegee6629]

Anytime the fed gives you a subsidy for anything it comes out of the pocket from the taxpayer.

[@redrustler1]

No, it does not. To inform the ignorant: The consumer pays the full price of the vehicle. The consumer then pays fewer taxes in the form of a deduction to collect the "subsidy." You contribute to your 401(K). You receive a tax deduction. You pay your health insurance. You receive a tax deduction. You contribute to an HSA. You receive a tax deduction. The taxpayers are not paying anything from their pockets. You whine about the price of gas, and then whine about the alternative to gas. You are just a whiner.

[@koreyb]

@@redrustler1 communists love to throw money around, until they eventually run out of other people's money to spend.

[@lancecarona2554]

So explain how the tens of Billions of dollars in subsidies that are given to oil companies each year are recovered? At least tax breaks for EVs are given to the consumer and not to an oil company that already makes billions in profit.

[@lancecarona2554]

@@BondiAV If the government doesn't produce revenue then why do student loans charge higher interest rates than I pay on a car loan? What is that?

[@lancecarona2554]

@@BondiAV In addition why are my comments being deleted? I didn't post anything that violated the rules. Are opposing comments not allowed?

[@lyndonprice4584]

Currently, most lithium is extracted from hard rock mines or underground brine reservoirs, and much of the energy used to extract and process it comes from CO2-emitting fossil fuels. Particularly in hard rock mining, for every tonne of mined lithium, 15 tonnes of CO2 are emitted into the air.

[@lovethief660]

So if the objective is to lower CO2 emissions this would be the worst way to do it, correct? and yet still these woke leftist believe that they can deceive us, us being the people that do not take anything at face value and know how to do their own research to get the facts and the science behind it...... but what can I say, what can you expect form the woke left that up to last week Presidential debate, truly believed that Biden, was in great health, physically and mentally, in the best time of his life, sharp as a pencil...... which we have been saying he is not ever since he was VP under Osamabama......? go figure.

[@thequestion7550]

Painful to watch a system forced to entertain the eating of itself.

[@theloaner4378]

Right on , Well Said.

[@Timewave-Zer0]

Remember, it takes natural gas and coal to create the electricity to charge EVs 🤣🤣

[@truthwarrior2727]

He dosnt know that he’s to busy getting paid and laid

[@JoeBlow99891]

It still reduces pollution in the cities.. it’s still good fur us

[@Timewave-Zer0]

@@JoeBlow99891trees/plants take in CO2. Exhaust from gasoline vehicles releases CO2. So you’re saying CO2 is dangerous to plants? 🤣🤣💀

[@BOBANDVEG]

​@@JoeBlow99891 no

[@johnhoran9840]

@@Timewave-Zer0 They count on their voter base being totally oblivious.

[@hotgranny4sure]

Our grids can't handle what we have now! Maybe they should quit flying around in their jets everywhere if they are so concerned.

[@yoshiclubcaptainfeerick7750]

That’s why one reason why the grid is being improved. Also improving broadband.

[@AlexWaardenburg]

Electricity consumption is actually on the decline in America. The grid depends on growth, so without EVs the grid is doomed.

[@josephdefeo3299]

How do you get from east to west coast in a few hours without a plane?

[@brucebelyea7433]

The grid can handle it unless you live in TX.

[@lancecarona2554]

The infrastructure bill will take care of that.

[@bargeman100]

This Burlison guy's not much of a debater. There's plenty wrong with electric cars.

[@daveb7811]

Try getting a permit for a copper/nickel mine in Minnesota.

[@lynwoodreed9032]

Are you aware that there is a diesel generator along with the charging stations?

[@tiepup]

There isn’t. Any diesel generators are usually emergency backup for the local businesses as part of the agreement with the charging company.

[@lynwoodreed9032]

@@tiepup Sorry, but I have seen them and discussed the installation with the engineer. Yes, there generators.

[@tiepup]

@@lynwoodreed9032 There are generators, they’re for emergencies, not for running the chargers under normal situations.

[@glennbechtel6424]

he always has a smirk

[@401RISaint]

Because he can’t keep a straight face through his blatant lies.

[@davidwatkins8016]

Because his critics are frequently so ignorant it is laughable.

[@rimcountryoutfitters]

​@@davidwatkins8016I wonder if he's the pitcher or the catcher?

[@davidwatkins8016]

@@rimcountryoutfitters How are things in junior high? How is summer school this year?

[@Uller1967]

Well when you're constantly asked stupid questions, I expect it's hard to maintain a straight face.

[@jdslater1]

You could see how nervous he was asking the questions.

[@mikecolpitts545]

This Burilson guy is completely clueless

[@soxjohn]

He's a republic.an - whaddya expect

[@debrasamaha3896]

There are also reports of ev’s catching fire just sitting off in the driveway 😊

[@tiepup]

As do many more gasoline cars.

[@darrellsaunders4267]

If an EV cannot be charged in the same amount of time for a fill up, it's all smoke and mirrors.

[@F_ScottinTexas]

THAT is an excellent point! 😉

[@tiepup]

It charges in 5 seconds. You plug it in and do things you’d normally be doing like work or sleep. Just as it only takes 5 seconds to charge your phone.

[@lovethief660]

Amen Brother!

[@tuckfrump1416]

It's just not a big deal and if you had an EV you would know that. I charge at home 90% of the time. On the road I use the extra time to charge to stretch my legs, grab some lunch, go to the bathroom, etc.

[@kathywest4868]

They want us to all have Ev's but yet tell us to limit our power use because the grid can't handle this.

[@koreyb]

Correction: they want most of us to use public transportation or to just walk or bicycle everywhere. They know EVs are too expensive for the average driver and that the grid can't handle it. The commies don't like the idea of us being able to drive anywhere we want to go. That much freedom is not something they like.

[@tiepup]

EVs are typically charged overnight when demand is low, not at peak times in the early evening when people get home. There’s plenty of capacity available while everyone is asleep. Electricity is cheaper overnight too. It also helps power generators by having a demand in off peak hours and helps balance the grid.

[@kathywest4868]

@@tiepup Not everyone works during the day. Some people work at night and have charge during the day. Our power grid can't handle everyone having EV's. Plus... I don't want one. I love my truck and I don't want the government telling what I am allowed to drive. (Like CA is trying to do) And how do those power stations get power? Coal and gas. What happens when you are stuck in traffic and your car dies? What happens when you need to be somewhere and don't have time to stop for a 45 min. charge? If you want an EV.... go for it. But most people don't.

[@tiepup]

@@kathywest4868 the grid can definitely cope. Workplaces are installing chargers too so there’s no reason you can’t charge at work. You can keep buying gasoline trucks for years to come, remember that the transition from horses to trucks took a while to happen. More and more renewables are in the grid and less coal and gas. Here in the U.K. we are about to switch off the last of our coal power stations. If you’re stuck in traffic your EV uses very little power, but if you were stupid enough to go for a drive without sufficient charge then exactly the same thing as would happen if you didn’t put gasoline in your truck. If you need to be somewhere it’s unlikely to be an emergency 300+ miles away so you’d not have to stop for 45 minutes to charge. I’ve been driving EVs for over 10 years covering over 22,000 miles a year, almost all from overnight charging while I sleep.

[@wendylowen4227]

Dumbarse😅

[@doncrist2012]

Give the ppl the choice to pick which one they want to drive and live with their choice.

[@rimcountryoutfitters]

That would be a threat to democracy

[@hemihead001]

@@rimcountryoutfitters Hahaha . The Socialism the Dems call Democracy maybe . Besides we aren't a Democracy .

[@traviswilson329]

It is hilarious that the Dems thought they had such a deep bench back in 2020. Pete was going to be a major player. Lol.

[@user-mc3vo8uh2w]

Who has time to do public charging of 4 hrs.

[@davidsevier3461]

It doesn't take that long. 20 - 30 minutes gets you 80%, which is what the manufacturers recommend for optimal battery life and performance.

[@mowcowbell]

You plug in and go back to your office and work. Or you plug in at home and go to sleep at night.

[@watchimgo]

Spend 30 seconds googling your assertion before making misleading statements. It takes about 20 minutes to charge most EVs from 20 to 80 percent.

[@etm567]

"Since WE took office"? Is that the royal we?

[@TheSpaghetti64]

Charging stations are being vandalized for the copper in in hoses.

[@kieranwhittemore1010]

Please provide a source for that claim

[@lovethief660]

I read about that too. So they won't last long out there, because they will get stolen. LoL how people haven't read about this yet is a mystery to me, that tells me they just consume what the fake news media tells them blindly..... so pitiful and pathetic.

[@Martin-ol4uq]

Depending on a hostile power to provide essential services doesn't often work out well. Just ask Germany how their dependence on Russian energy went. But that's a lesson that ordinary people can learn......governments apparently aren't as smart.

[@surrealkiller7828]

so what pete is saying is we are all paying for the EVs because the subsidy is tax money

[@rainmaker3700]

They never mention the amount of diesel fuel burned to extract and process the minerals required to produce electric batteries.

[@Carini76]

Poor Burlison just was not prepared for facts. It seems to be a systemic problem among his colleagues.

[@justinstearn7140]

Let the market decide

[@user-gc7zt5cw3x]

I disagree with Petter! He claims to want clean air, and the pollution created in getting the raw materials for EVs

[@jefedelgato2469]

Bro used the i-95 bridge catastrophy.. imagine if even just half of the vehicles on that bridge were EVs how long that fire would have burned 😅

[@watchimgo]

Actually it's much harder to cause a battery fire than a gass fire...

[@jefedelgato2469]

Id be interested to see the numbers. Ratio of gas cars on the road, key words there, on the road, that spontaneously combust versus the ratio of EVs on the road that spontaneously combust. I mean the fires aren't even the craziest part the AI controlled driving is what truly scares me.

[@jefedelgato2469]

Honestly if EVs are so good why does the government have to incintivise you, or have anything at all to do with a product in a free market society? Let them stand on their own if people want them they will buy them. Personally I believe it's just another way for the beuracrats in Washington to control their personal tax farm.. but that's just my opinion

[@Mark-oq5pf]

Last I heard theres been 7 charging stations installed from government funding of 7 BILLION DOLLARS

[@mariadraughon18]

Yeah, us taxpayers are still wondering where the hell the money is!

[@johnh6515]

Slush funds come in all shapes and sizes !

[@tiepup]

You heard wrong

[@Mark-oq5pf]

@@tiepup look it up and then you can enlighten us

[@Mark-oq5pf]

@@tiepup I just looked it up and I apologize the correct number is 8 stations for 7.5 billion dollars.

[@dixoncider3396]

They wanna be able to turn off your car and make money for there select few.

[@ruthnovena40]

ASK MAyor PETE whoand where are these EV.s being made? how many have been brought and why have the 'military' been told to 'buy" ? People dont Want chinas EV 's and they dont want to be tracked,

[@stevenjones1171]

Us Government Bought 9,800 EVs

[@davidrusso8451]

I call them cars COAL-FAHRED

[@tiepup]

Except even in the states very little electricity is produced using coal.

[@RowdyBorders-ni3ti]

Cargo ships burn more fuel than any American car does in a life time

[@kidicarus2768]

Imagine waiting in line an hour and a half for the person in front of you to get their turn on the pump

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

It is worse than that, after a major earthquake takes out the power grid, the water lines, and after all the ruptured gas line fires die down.

[@justinstephenson9360]

No need to, I charge at home using solar so effectively free. Imagine having to drive to a gas station, wait in line for a couple of minutes, fill up and then have to pay money for it!

[@bethanyhealy4989]

How about local governments?

[@michaelkendall662]

Alfred E. Neumann on deck

[@GoldenWarIII]

oooh, got 'em. Got anything of substance?

[@carlnordstrom7533]

MTG is the dead ringer for Alfred E. Neumann, not Pete B. Just give her a haircut and voila!

[@michaelkendall662]

@@carlnordstrom7533 here we have this thread's candidate for You cannot fix stupid

[@ImmaTwoPops]

A recent survey shows that almost 50% of ev owners don’t like them.

[@redrustler1]

What survey was that?

[@koreyb]

@@redrustler1 unlike the commie Democrats, I prefer the free market economy. Let the people decide if they want EVs or regular gas vehicles. They government needs to stay out of this and let the consumers decide what they want.

[@mikeo9596]

@@redrustler1 McKinsey & Co.'s Mobility Consumer Pulse for 2024, released this month, found that 46% of EV owners in the U.S. said they were "very" likely to switch back to owning a gas-powered vehicle in their next purchase.

[@sasquatch907]

@@mikeo9596correct

[@ksaboda]

They’ve just never driven a Genesis EV. Best driving car I’ve ever used.

[@mayp9293]

Out here in farm country, no freaking way. Unrealistic and stupid.

[@lovethief660]

Amen Brother!`

[@7thesb]

out of all those who have a EV, how many also still drive gas cars? that is the question that should be asked.

[@davecolgan442]

I've been driving an EV for over ten years and have not had a gas car for the last 6 years. I have made 500 up to 4000 mile trips in my EV with no problems.

[@7thesb]

@@davecolgan442 i call bs on that. i know many people with them and all have said they love their EV but will not replace their gas car

[@bvierville1]

Pete is helping the ccp

[@lancecarona2554]

Oh is that bad now ?

[@BargSlarg]

They tariffed Chinese Ev’s 100%, their solar panels 50%, in what way is this helpful to the CCP?

[@soxjohn]

??????????

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

No one wants one outside of left liberal west coast cities and left liberal east coast cities…….California is trying to go to electric locomotives……insane

[@trhansen3244]

No other country is so self destructive. Sure, China wants us to go electric. It would be yet another economic victory for them.

[@bigkahuna214]

Let's get the numbers together, how many cars were sold in the past year and how many of those were EV's. That's the real question

[@rangeorge85051]

it must have been way back in the day old farts objected to those damn horseless carriages making all that damn smoke and noise, and you couldn't find a gas station anywhere!!

[@scottywalker4312]

Such a waste of money and time!

[@hanskorschinowski1113]

Truth about green wasted energy, a windmill holds 800 gallons of oil, changed every 150 to 200 hours of use, it starts with a diesel engine to get one moving, the blades cannot be recycled have to be buried, the transformer for one holds 1200 gallons of oil, most leak oil, solar plants, leaks are hazardous oils and require hazmat teams for clean up, plus the average temperature around a solar plant increase the surrounding areas temps 20%, batteries for cars are hazardous materials as are all lithium batteries, I could go on and on on your green bull, but it is not about saving the earth but CONTROL of our lives. 1776

[@lolwtnick4362]

yes, please go on. many people will hear but aren't listening. i worked with a hard left female. i laughed when the Humvee EV was made. she said oh it works because technology... some people can't be helped

[@gregwhite8503]

"Windmill's hold 800 gallons." etc.. the only windmill you know anything about is in a Hans Christain Anderson book written abt 1850. Comical.

[@joetriolo9161]

And they are hell-bent on destroying our amazing Jersey Shore with their inefficient and expensive wind turbines.

[@carlnordstrom7533]

@@lolwtnick4362 Gotta admit a Humvee EV sounds like jumbo shrimp, happily married and military intelligence.

[@hanskorschinowski1113]

@@gregwhite8503 Well young fellow, spent many a day helping clean up around solar plants and wind mills while I ran the equipment repair section for an environmental company, fact is fact, if you have a problem with that look it up, easy to find the information.

[@jacquelinesilvers5267]

There is much better technology than evs. We should be using it. Zero point energy is free, and is not a one way field trip for energy nor is it harmful to the environment. Our tax dollars should be used to promote the manufacturing of appliances and other mechanics that utilize it.

[@dgauper]

The incidents mentioned can happen with any type of vehicle.

[@marksmith9418]

I need a shower.

[@Gigi-bg2gl]

they just don't learn.

[@perrymellilo6310]

There’s no such thing as electric vehicle when you’re charging it with a diesel generator

[@user-mv5yy8xi8o]

Remember when Booty was dropped off from a big SUV. Got on a bike half a block from the Whitehouse to give the appearance he was saving the planet?

[@lovethief660]

LOL Yeah I remember that.... A true pro-environment guy..... so noble.... LMAO

[@CatCaretakerID]

Do you know what the size of a liter is? It is very small - hence the large number you are quoting. Stop speaking as if you know what all the American people want because you don't. Change and new technologies come with problems, it was that way with the steam engine and the Model-T; it was also the case with trains, airplanes, and computers but it doesn't mean you throw the baby out with the bath water. What we do is identify the problems and as quickly as possible look for and implement the solutions. This is life - that isn't going to change anytime soon. Not to diminish the horror of the people involved in the examples he gave, but that is an extremely small number of cases. It doesn't warrant dumping the entire plan. I disagree with you mister - I prefer not to have the pollution.

[@user-jy6gz6gx3j]

Water cannot put out electric fires. Foam has to be used

[@AngelEyes-xm7el]

The govenor of michigan agreed the rule china said" michigan will hire Chinese to build those chips"

[@ItsCarlnotCarla]

This congressman is annoying spit it out dude

[@genesullivan3487]

He has a lousy argument too

[@ImmaTwoPops]

Yet another example of hiring “ diversity “ over qualifications 🙄

[@Un_Effin_Believable]

I do not need the government telling me what kind of vehicle I’m going to drive and own.

[@LTurbide]

The government has told you for decades what kind of vehicle you're driving. All the pollution regulations, safety regulations, headlight placement, tail light placement etc.

[@chris8456]

It’s not

[@zinger8276]

@@chris8456 It's trying to ;)

[@pamelamccall5653]

Go ahead and drive your fossil fueled vehicle while the planet is burning up.

[@cheftomsd]

The government is not telling you anything about what to buy, total BS .

[@josephroberts6865]

Burleson should have asked Buttegeig what the losses were to the auto industry so far in FY24.

[@AtoZImprvts.]

This thumbnail was WRONG !! 😡😡😡

[@winstonthehavenese5269]

What a poor line of questioning. The secretary might’ve won this one.

[@chris8456]

Wow the greedy are just plain idiots and they clearly don’t even know that. Thank goodness for an intelligent, well informed, unbiased individuals like Pete to put those idiots in their place.🗽🤙🙏

[@rjcarter2904]

Why does Mr. Burlison think we have record heat in the U.S.?

[@ferociousgustafson4040]

Have you ever been speaking to someone you’ve known for awhile, not well, but friendly, like a neighbour, and they suddenly say something that gives you pause to think, “oh, you’re an idiot. We only talk about little, trivial things so I didn’t pick up on that”. That’s most politicians. They seem nice enough and you’d probably mistake them for a peer. You assume your neighbour is good at whatever his job is because up until this moment, you had no reason to doubt his intellect. Politics is a whole industry of people who seem nice enough and you assume are at least as competent at their job as you are at yours, but put them in the spotlight, elevate them in a presidential campaign, make them Secretary of This-or-That, and the entire country goes “oh, you’re an idiot”. The scary bit is that the system is so full of idiots that what we see are the cream of the crop.

[@WW-hr1hd]

You're talking about Burlison, the congressman, I assume, because Secretary Buttigieg can run circles around any of these Republican bozos.

[@gthomson8065]

“How many of them were purchased by the government?” “Approximately 0.5%.” “The only reason people are buying them is because of the subsidy.” “Well, the subsidy makes them more affordable and helps people buy them, that’s true.” “Um, I believe my time is up.”

[@jefedelgato2469]

Then you start asking the question..... What does "our" government want for us in the next 10-20-30 years?

[@carlnordstrom7533]

Clean air. Lowering the risk of global warming. Things like that, which we individually can't do.

[@jefedelgato2469]

Fair enough. Have you watched any of the congressional committee hearings about the projections of the actual decrease in CO2 in the atmosphere by 2050? Watch that and then ask yourself should your childrens children suffer for some liberal pipe dream. Hey the moon also drifts further and further away from us every year. Should we invest hundreds of billions in a leash for the moon?

[@jefedelgato2469]

@@carlnordstrom7533 fair enough couple questions for you. Do you know that actual data on the projected decrease in CO2 in the atmosphere by 2050 with all of these emissions programs. Second question do you know what the projected cost of those projects are? Lastly Ill ask can you honestly look at the data and tell me you're ok with sentencing future generations to certain poverty?

[@carlnordstrom7533]

@@jefedelgato2469 The part that makes it difficult is many, many people won't cooperate and unfortunately if that continues there's no guess to be made. I'm not the expert on how many ppm of CO2 there should be but would guess in the 300s somewhere for there to not be warming. The problem is with warming, permafrost is now melting and releasing methane from organic matter frozen 20,000 years ago. So any "oh, climate changes, cycles" comment is destroyed by actual thawing happening now in a very short period. I consider any effort that has scientific basis that aims to reduce carbon emissions including methane, and reduce N2O which is even worse than methane, worth the effort and the cost. What's the cost? What's the cost to generate new jobs nationally for green technologies? Probably $trillions. But the question really is what's the cost of letting other countries generate new jobs on green technologies for a market that's already happening and will displace carbon based technologies, leaving the USA behind? What did it cost to get IC engines to the level they are at now, was that free, were they immediately cheap and available to all? How many years did it take? Do we just take that for granted? Technology costs money. To your last question. New technologies generate jobs so it's not sunk cost, it gives a return on investment. So the question actually is, look at the data and tell me YOU'RE ok with sentencing future generations to certain poverty because we got left behind? Or worse, we didn't even try to do anything about what's now clearly going on, and future generations are sentenced to certain dire circumstances?

[@jefedelgato2469]

@@carlnordstrom7533 we are the only ones following our rules and were bankrupting ourselves in the process. Who exactly is making money off green technologies? Last I checked China was using the equivalent to 1950s technologies because it's cheap and efficient. Can you get the 2 biggest polluters in the world to follow the rules? Otherwise we are just pouring money into an endless bucket which I'm sure the grifters in DC aren't exactly upset about.

[@vincentpapa783]

Headline is a lie at best

[@3471morgan]

Leaving a chid I a car is a problem…. On a hot day

[@joshwright1818]

Where did "All Hell Breaks Loose"? Congress man was ill prepared. Initially he was against betteris, then briefly touched on supply chain and then went against EVs. Not coherent at all.

[@wesleyhay3881]

Most EV's are sold to liberal govts. of cities and states and counties in the "blue" states. Eric Burlison sort of messed up when butt gag was talking about how few EV's were bought by the federal govt.

[@hemihead001]

The Feds have bought few because they know they are garbage .

[@rimcountryoutfitters]

Why is a public servant so concerned about pushing through an agenda? Shouldn't he be ... you know... serving the People and the Constitution?

[@redrustler1]

I missed the part in the Constitution where our Framers discussed motor vehicles and electric cars.

[@koreyb]

@@redrustler1 you communists want a command economy which never works. We want to keep our free market economy. If you want to drive an electric vehicle, go ahead. No one is stopping you. But don't expect the taxpayers to pay for any of it.

[@Carini76]

Are you not aware of the Department of Transportation? It’s not the agenda of any one individual. It is the mission of a Federal agency. Mission: To deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.

[@koreyb]

@@Carini76 it is the communists in the Biden administration, which now look like they will be swept out of power in November and that is a good thing.

[@wineberryred]

I agree, the congressman pushing his anti EV agenda was disgraceful, let the people drive what they want.

[@danielarpin9932]

Let's have neither gas powered nor electric cars. Let's walk. Mostly.

[@ericwood1569]

What did Pete mean as Americans we don't hold on to old technology while working on problems with the new technology. Was that sarcasm?

[@lonevoice9838]

The gop certainly seem to be in love with the Mad Max movies. So much so they’re trying to create it in real life. Heavily armed? Check. Personal freedom? Check. Civil rights gone? Check. Devastated planet? Check. The new gop theme. “Mad Max? We’re working on it”

[@cherylfitch3183]

He has to read his prepared for him, info/answers because he doesn’t really know the answers…..

[@fistfull0fd0llars]

Another conservative wrecked again by facts this jus never gets old

[@ronjanssen6188]

The Alfred E. Newman stupidity satire never end….

[@LuminosityUK]

I heard a rumour…who does he think he is Number 3 from the Umbrella Academy?

[@markstack2309]

Ol pickle park pete what about the 2 ports that on the se. That each were a billion dollars each. Ev tires only last ruffly 15,000 miles and its a special tire. What about the cost of charging and why are people not buying a new ev and going back to gas

[@watchimgo]

You need to find a better source of news. Tires wear out on sports cars faster, regardless of their engine type. Teslas have a "chill" driving mode that reduces acceleration (still faster than most production ICE vehicles) that doubles the tire life. Most public chargers charge about $.45/KWr, which when compared to gass is like paying $3/gallon - much less than most gass in America, and way less than all gass in Europe. If you charge at home like 80% of EV users, you probably pay half as much again. I just bought an EV and am spending less on electricity and car payments then I did on gass and maintenance on my six year old similarly sized ICE vehicle.

[@nonishearer4126]

I NEVER want an ev vehicle. There are many reasons why.

[@pamelamccall5653]

Why do these guys continue to try to play “gotcha” with Pete Buttigieg? He flattens them everytime.

[@corona61868]

Dude said "20 month year old" hahaha

[@Uller1967]

If you don't know how to open the door of your EV when the battery is dead, I guess maybe you should have read the manual? Every Tesla (no I don't own one) has an emergency door release in case of power loss.

[@brethomuel786]

What the hell is Burlison talking about? He is trying to hard for a "gotcha" moment, he comes off sounding like someone who is literally against the future. What a tool.

[@SandraMartinez-ix6kc]

Madelyn

[@christophermarshall527]

If Eric Burlison had his way we'd still be using horses and fetching our shopping in a dray. It's impossible, it's impossible I say, to get enough gas everywhere, to that, what do you say?

[@DoyleHargraves]

You gotta do better than that, congressman.

[@stevemt3238]

It takes a few minutes to obtain a full tank of gasoline. Try that with an EV.

[@redrustler1]

Takes even less to ride a horse.

[@stevemt3238]

@@redrustler1 Think also about efficiency. Can a horse get you 400 miles down the road in 5 hours with a 5-minute meal of hay & water?

[@tiepup]

It takes a few seconds in an EV and it charges while you do something else.

[@GoldenWarIII]

This just in: Things have pros and cons

[@davidsevier3461]

Try plugging in your gas powered car in your garage to fill it up over night. Or hooking it up to a solar panel and filling it up over and over again for free, once you pay for the panel.

[@bobtepedino5661]

That was painful! Burlison - who is right - is a very poor speaker: halting, unsure, meandering. Butterjugs - who is wrong - is very smooth and glib. The redeeming factor in this exchange is that Butterjugs can't stop himself from looking like an a-hole.

[@carlnordstrom7533]

What did he say that was wrong?

[@Jay-essay]

"All hell breaks loose"?

[@MauricioRosas]

According to a 2023 study, electric vehicles (EVs) are involved in fewer fires than gasoline-powered cars: EVs: 25 fires per 100,000 sold Gasoline-powered cars: 1,530 fires per 100,000 sold Hybrids: Appear to catch fire most frequently