The electric vehicles (EVs) that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm used on her troubled road trip last summer now have too many parts made in China, making them an important part of the Biden administration's push, according to the Washington Free Beacon. They are not eligible for any subsidies.
Granholm drove a Cadillac Lyriq on a trip to the Southeast to promote EVs and President Joe Biden's green jobs policies, but the car was not covered by up to $7,500 worth of subsidies that the Biden administration is relying on. They are no longer eligible for the clean vehicle tax credit. Encourage more Americans to buy EVs, according to to the Ministry of Finance. The car was released on January 1, as the government phased in new procurement requirements for EVs to exclude battery parts made by Chinese companies and reduce the likelihood that Chinese companies capture the value of U.S. subsidies. , lost eligibility for subsidies. according to To the Washington Free Beacon.
The car was eligible for tax credits when Granholm used it on a promotional tour, but it did not fall under the new standards that came into effect at the beginning of the year. The Lyriq is ineligible for subsidies “due to two minor components,” and General Motors estimates that the EV “will be fully eligible for subsidies in early 2024.” a company spokesperson told the Washington Free Beacon. (Related article: 'We can't make a big deal out of this': Republican senator slams Energy Secretary Biden's troubled EV road trip)
Sen. Stabenow (D-Mich.): “I drove an electric car from Michigan to here last weekend, and I went to every gas station, no matter how high they were.”
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According to the Washington Free Beacon, GM is offering its own $7,500 incentive to offset the value lost from the government subsidy. Lyriq's price can exceed $60,000.
The Lyriku Granholm we were driving for this trip had hardware issues that made it difficult to charge, and some charging stations were broken or inconveniently slow, leaving the Georgia A family in the state alerted police to an employee of the Granholm who had gone ahead of the convoy to reserve a spot at a charging station. During a four-day trip around the Southeast, according to Go to NPR.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee launched an investigation into the expedition in September, seeking details such as the vehicles involved, the itinerary, internal and external communications, and potential information about the cost of the trip to taxpayers.
Meanwhile, Granholm's family drives a Mustang Mach-E EV, which is assembled at a Ford plant in Mexico that employs about 1,000 workers, NPR and news outlets reported. ford. The average list price for this model is approximately $47,000. according to to ford.
The Department of Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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