Biden wants to give union-made electric vehicles in the US an additional $4,500 tax incentive.
Washington:
US President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged Tesla’s role in US electric vehicle manufacturing on Tuesday, after CEO Elon Musk repeatedly complained about being ignored.
“From iconic companies like GM and Ford building new electric vehicle production to Tesla, our nation’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, to innovative young companies,” Biden said. It also adds other startups and says manufacturing is “returning to the US after decades”. “
Biden wants to give union-made electric vehicles in the U.S. an additional $4,500 tax incentive, sparking a clash between automakers Tesla and Toyota Motor Corp without workers. unions of the United States and on the one hand, automakers affiliated with United Auto workers in Detroit. .
Musk also opposes government funding of electric vehicle charging stations.
Last month, Biden met with General Motors CEO Mary Barra, and the White House has repeatedly praised the Detroit automaker’s efforts to produce electric vehicles, even though it is selling far fewer electric vehicles. compared to Tesla.
After Biden met Barra in January and tweeted a video of the two chatting, Musk replied “Start with a T/End with an A/ESL in the middle” and then compared Biden to “a wet puppet” wet.
In September, Musk said Biden’s electric vehicle policy appeared to be controlled by labor unions. He also criticized Biden in August when he was not invited to a White House event.
“(They) didn’t mention Tesla once and praised GM and Ford for leading the EV revolution. Does that sound a bit biased?” Musk said during a panel discussion. “Not the friendliest administration, seemingly controlled by unions.”
Asked in August if the White House would not invite Musk because workers at Tesla are not unionized, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said: “I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.”
When asked about Biden’s Tesla on Tuesday’s list, Psaki said, “We all know that Tesla is a big electric vehicle manufacturer,” adding that the White House sees a “huge opportunity.” for the United States from the general industry.
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