Buttigieg Grilled on ‘Damaging’ EV Subsidies Amid Auto Industry Turmoil

The transportation secretary said the Biden administration seeks to outpace China in the ‘EV Revolution.’

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Washington on Sept. 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Republicans sparred with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sept. 20 over the Biden administration’s policy of subsidizing electric vehicle production at the expense of taxpayers and the auto industry.

“Despite the subsidization, the market is literally not adopting EVs, regardless of what we want to believe or what you want to say,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) told Mr. Buttigieg during a fiery exchange during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing.