Dem Rep. Stanton: We Shouldn't Rethink EV Push Because Ford's Pulling Back, 'Just the Opposite'
On NewsNation’s “The Hill” Tuesday, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) said Ford giving up on electric vehicles doesn’t mean we should rethink the EV push, in fact, “quite the opposite.” Host Blake Burman asked, “There’s been this push, EV, EV, EV, EV, for over a decade, largely from Democrats and people aligned with green energy. Is it time to rethink that, given what we just heard from Ford saying, well, wait a minute, we need to pivot now?” Stanton responded, “No, quite the contrary. First of all, Elon Musk is not a Democrat. And support to electric vehicles was really widespread. And Congress voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which represents the largest investment in green, clean energy, including support for the electric vehicle industry, in American history. And Trump has joined us and, for political reasons, I suppose, is moving us in the opposite direction. [industries]including the electric vehicle industry, and by eliminating programs related to the Inflation Reduction Act, companies like Ford lost those jobs, because, remember, when they make that decision, they are choosing to lose $20 billion, including new factories, to
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