Buttigieg: ‘ I Don’t Know a Lot of People Who Think Americans in 2050’ Are Still Going to Drive the Old Combustion Technology

ASMAN I I just ░░░░░░░░ to switch gears if ░░░░░░░░ can secretary to to ░░░░░░░░ EV goals to the ░░░░░░░░ for electric vehicles in ░░░░░░░░ United States because it ░░░░░░░░ more and more like ░░░░░░░░ dealerships can t sell ░░░░░░░░ we had a friend ░░░░░░░░ just tried to have ░░░░░░░░ his dealers were trying ░░░░░░░░ sell them an EV ░░░░░░░░ Ford 150 EV for ░░░░░░░░ 000 bucks because he ░░░░░░░░ to clear the lot ░░░░░░░░ it and car makers ░░░░░░░░ losing a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Ford is losing 36 ░░░░░░░░ per vehicle How do ░░░░░░░░ convince one the customers ░░░░░░░░ buy them and two ░░░░░░░░ car makers to make ░░░░░░░░ to continue to churn ░░░░░░░░ out when they re ░░░░░░░░ money on every one ░░░░░░░░ sell Buttigieg Well first ░░░░░░░░ all if you know ░░░░░░░░ who s selling a ░░░░░░░░ Ford F 150 electric ░░░░░░░░ 10 000 bucks please ░░░░░░░░ me their number because ░░░░░░░░ s ASMAN I ll ░░░░░░░░ it to you I ░░░░░░░░ be happy to Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ s something I d ░░░░░░░░ to know ASMAN Jeff ░░░░░░░░ it was right here ░░░░░░░░ tell you crosstalk Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ had yeah please do ░░░░░░░░ s about a million ░░░░░░░░ in sorry a million ░░░░░░░░ sale that was a ░░░░░░░░ record and the share ░░░░░░░░ EVs has about tripled ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ year to year fluctuations ░░░░░░░░ A year ago they ░░░░░░░░ t stock them fast ░░░░░░░░ now we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ Not now Buttigieg more ░░░░░░░░ those ups and downs ░░░░░░░░ ASMAN Yeah Buttigieg in ░░░░░░░░ What we re shooting ░░░░░░░░ is ASMAN And it ░░░░░░░░ that s because one ░░░░░░░░ is Buttigieg by the ░░░░░░░░ of this decade 50 ░░░░░░░░ ASMAN because gas is ░░░░░░░░ price of gas is ░░░░░░░░ way down And of ░░░░░░░░ people are less interested ░░░░░░░░ electrics when gas goes ░░░░░░░░ right Buttigieg Yeah but ░░░░░░░░ the the share of ░░░░░░░░ has been dramatically increasing ░░░░░░░░ single year And that ░░░░░░░░ continuing Now our goal ░░░░░░░░ by the end of ░░░░░░░░ decade to be about ░░░░░░░░ and half We think ░░░░░░░░ that can and will ░░░░░░░░ But what isn t ░░░░░░░░ is first of all ░░░░░░░░ that EV revolution going ░░░░░░░░ continue to be made ░░░░░░░░ America During the Trump ░░░░░░░░ China really built a ░░░░░░░░ advantage on EVs But ░░░░░░░░ somebody who comes from ░░░░░░░░ industrial Midwest sees how ░░░░░░░░ auto industry creates so ░░░░░░░░ by way of livelihoods ░░░░░░░░ where I come from ░░░░░░░░ really around the country ░░░░░░░░ m much more excited ░░░░░░░░ the jobs being created ░░░░░░░░ U S soil And ░░░░░░░░ doesn t just happen ░░░░░░░░ got to make sure ░░░░░░░░ the U S leads ░░░░░░░░ way as this technology ░░░░░░░░ ASMAN Right Buttigieg I ░░░░░░░░ t know a lot ░░░░░░░░ people who think that ░░░░░░░░ in 2050 are still ░░░░░░░░ to be driving that ░░░░░░░░ technology that that combustion ░░░░░░░░ that we inherited from ░░░░░░░░ century ASMAN Americans like ░░░░░░░░ Buttigieg But the question ░░░░░░░░ ASMAN Americans like it ░░░░░░░░ Well no you re ░░░░░░░░ going to meet a ░░░░░░░░ of people who ever ░░░░░░░░ back after they ve ░░░░░░░░ electric ASMAN OK Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ I think that really ░░░░░░░░ you something right ASMAN ░░░░░░░░ right Buttigieg That shows ░░░░░░░░ that the lower maintenance ░░░░░░░░ fact that it costs ░░░░░░░░ to maintain crosstalk ASMAN ░░░░░░░░ right Secretary I m ░░░░░░░░ sorry Buttigieg or the ░░░░░░░░ that they break down ░░░░░░░░ frequency and the cost ░░░░░░░░ that you get by ░░░░░░░░ having to buy gas ░░░░░░░░ diesel ASMAN Right Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ are I think why ░░░░░░░░ almost never meet somebody ░░░░░░░░ has an EV and ░░░░░░░░ you know I want ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ technology and keep that ░░░░░░░░ technology crosstalk ASMAN All ░░░░░░░░ Secretary I m so ░░░░░░░░ but we have that ░░░░░░░░ run out of time.”