President Biden Touts Electric Vehicles At Detroit Auto Show
Watch Video President Joe Biden, a gearhead with his own vintage Corvette, showcased his administration''s efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit Wednesday to the Detroit auto show. President Biden traveled to the massive North American International Auto Show to plug the huge new climate, tax and health care law that offers tax incentives for buying electric vehicles. He toured a mix of American-manufactured hybrid, electric and combustion vehicles from Chevrolet, General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis on a closed-off convention center floor, and greeted union workers, CEOs, and local leaders. The Democratic president, who recently took a spin in his pine-green 1967 Stingray with Jay Leno for a segment on CNBC''s "Jay Leno''s Garage," hopped into the driver seat of a bright orange Chevrolet Corvette Z06 — not an EV —and fired up its engine, alongside GM CEO Mary Barra. "He says he''s driving home," she joked. President Biden then toured the new electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, marveling with Ford executive chairman Bill Ford at the model''s performance. "It''s amazing the speed," President Biden said, adding, "Does it have a launch button?" He also explored less-flashy vehicles, like Ford''s all-electric E-Transit van and F-150 truck.
President Biden Touts Electric Vehicles At Detroit Auto Show
Watch Video President Joe Biden, a gearhead with his own vintage Corvette, showcased his administration''s efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit Wednesday to the Detroit auto show. President Biden traveled to the massive North American International Auto Show to plug the huge new climate, tax and health care law that offers tax incentives for buying electric vehicles. He toured a mix of American-manufactured hybrid, electric and combustion vehicles from Chevrolet, General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis on a closed-off convention center floor, and greeted union workers, CEOs, and local leaders. The Democratic president, who recently took a spin in his pine-green 1967 Stingray with Jay Leno for a segment on CNBC''s "Jay Leno''s Garage," hopped into the driver seat of a bright orange Chevrolet Corvette Z06 — not an EV —and fired up its engine, alongside GM CEO Mary Barra. "He says he''s driving home," she joked. President Biden then toured the new electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, marveling with Ford executive chairman Bill Ford at the model''s performance. "It''s amazing the speed," President Biden said, adding, "Does it have a launch button?" He also explored less-flashy vehicles, like Ford''s all-electric E-Transit van and F-150 truck.