{"id":11247,"date":"2021-10-22t17:09:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-22t17:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/ev-evolution-buttigieg-pushes-congress-to-support-electric-vehicle-initiatives\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:43:39","slug":"ev-evolution-buttigieg-congress-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/ev-evolution-buttigieg-congress-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"ev evolution: buttigieg pushes congress to support electric vehicle initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
by yiming fu<\/strong><\/p>\n washington \u2013 surrounded by a dozen electric buses and a few other electric vehicles outside the department of transportation building wednesday, secretary of transportation pete buttigieg called on congress to fund electric vehicle initiatives\u2014especially in polluted and low-income communities. <\/p>\n \nconsumers have been turning to electric vehicles as they reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions. in 2020, 1.1 million battery-powered passenger vehicles were on u.s. roads, according to the international energy agency<\/a>. the industry has also expanded beyond passenger vehicles to battery-powered motorcycles, buses, delivery and garbage trucks, buttigieg said. <\/p>\n \n\u201cthe question is: how do we make sure that evs are accessible to all americans?\u201d buttigieg said. \u201cespecially those who would benefit the most from the fuel savings, which includes people in underserved parts of cities and in rural areas?\u201d<\/p>\n