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

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BUTTIGIEG: “The share of EVs has been dramatically increasing every single year. And that's continuing. Now our goal is by the end of this decade, to be about half and half. We think that -- that can and will happen. But what isn't guaranteed is first of all, is that EV revolution going to continue to be made in America. During the Trump administration China really built a major advantage on EVs. But as somebody who comes from the industrial Midwest, sees how the auto industry creates so much by way of livelihoods. So where I come from, and really around the country, I'm much more excited about the jobs being created on U.S. soil. And that doesn't just happen, we got to make sure that the U.S. leads the way as this technology changes."
ASMAN: "Right."
BUTTIGIEG: "I don't know a lot of people who think that Americans in 2050 are still going to be driving that old technology that -- that combustion technology that we inherited from 20th century."