Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (D) said on Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that with her solar-powered house providing power to charge her Chevy Bolt, she was driving “in the sun”.
Co-host Joy Behar said: “So, since the last administration – let’s keep them nameless now – wasted four years without caring about the condition of the planet they left for my grandson and other people, future generations, I am thrilled , excited, that this government is taking climate change seriously. I mean, I really care about things like that; it keeps me up at night, but a lot of people still don’t – they think the price of green initiatives is too much Who or what do you see as the biggest obstacles now to making a real change? “
Granholm replied, “Yes, I mean, first of all, Joy, thank you for this question. I mean, Joe Biden said that when he hears the words ‘climate change’, he thinks of jobs and the opportunity here for Americans in every pocket of the country to experience the benefits of cost savings as a result of clean energy, as well as jobs , it’s so exciting. That’s why I’m so honored to be a part of this, because the mission here is to deploy clean energy and create jobs across the country, all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people, and in terms of costs, I mean, just as an example, Joy, I mean, I drive a Chevy Bolt, which is an electric vehicle. I don’t need to buy gasoline. The average person who buys an electric vehicle saves $ 600 a year because you don’t have to supply it. I have solar panels in my house. So I drive in the sunlight. It is a fantastic technological advance, and that is what the Department of Energy is all about, solutions like this. “
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