Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg mocked Americans this week who do not wish to purchase electric vehicles, comparing them to people who thought in the 2000s that there would only be landline phones.
Buttigieg made the remarks during a Tuesday Fox News interview on “America’s Newsroom” when asked about the struggling electric vehicle market.
“Tesla sales fell 8.5% the first quarter of this year,” said co-host John Roberts. “Ford this week is laying off two thirds of its workforce at the F-150 electric lightning plant. It’s also scaling back a battery production facility because of sagging sales.”
“EV sales are nowhere near what this president wanted or expected, yet the administration continues to shove them down consumers throats,” he continued. “Why?”
Buttigieg claimed that it was “clear” that consumers want to purchase EVs as he proceeded to dismiss…
