'Makes No Sense To Me At All': Joe Manchin Slams Electric Vehicle Manufacturing And Tax Credits

During a Senate Energy Committee hearing earlier this month, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) questioned witnesses about EVs, and the tax credits for manufacturing and purchasing them.

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[jamesbass]

These two Senators are a good reason we need Term Limits.

[jbga.]

Govt. has no business dictating how and what cars a company should make. Thats up to the manufacturers responding to consumer demand.

[marionboren]

Evs have shown to be dangerous and unreliable, there unbelievably expensive, unreliable, and dangerous. They wont take a charge in cold weather the infrastructure is not set up to handle these vehicle's, and there catching on fire, on top of the fact that replacing the batteries cost more then the car is worth. How does this make any sense...

[MW-xmrc]

Well he checked ALL the boxes for diversity and Inclusion but fell a little short on the part where he knew what the hell he was doing!

[SuperDean]

What? How about making good quality vehicles. Sell what people want. EVs are not the future. The Green Dream is a fantasy.

[JasRaymond]

Is there any people in this administration that is NOT a DEI placement and actually knows the job they are suppose to do ?

[densershepherd]

I am becoming increasingly surprised at Joe Manchin for not separating himself from the democratic party. IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

[ConradDwight-wmyt]

The material to make the batteries will be completely mined out worldwide by 2034 then what professor putz?

[Ericah]

I hope we never have to drive any of these EV army vehicles in Russia because they would be sitting just like all the Teslas are now!!

[joepatriot]

Allow me to pose a question to all. We all pretty much know how electricity is generated. Being we are short of waterfalls in the NE, what means are they going to use to generate the electricity that supplies the RECHARGING STATIONS?

[bendelliskave]

Also, environmentalist do not want mining in America, democrats support no mining, less drilling, climate control. So how can america make batteries ?

[GinaTaglioli-vipn]

NO to EV!! Clearly no one wants them!! Even the OEMs are NOT buying your BS any more!!

[CelticConservative]

Tax credits don't help or people like me at all, we don't even have the money to buy the car to begin with

[bendelliskave]

Hydrogen, or ammonia, clean burning, low carbon output.
Electric cars SUCK

[Grimehammer]

Only rich people can afford to get the credits.

[brucevandermeulen]

I agree, Joe M. I've been saying that from the beginning of the EV push bu the Democrats.

[GinaTaglioli-vipn]

Bring the electric rails / trolley back to big city transport!!

[gregspeth]

Maybe if Biden would invite Tesla to the EV meeting. He would help .

[paulf]

Do you want your next flight piloted by a DI person...?

[columbiaforte]

Wasn’t Manchin duped by Brandon into going along with the IRA? Maybe I missed that part..