White House Keeps Suggesting Electric Vehicles as Fix for Record Gas Prices

Former Michigan Gov Jennifer Granholm testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be secretary of Energy on Capitol Hill on Jan. 27, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool via Reuters

Amid continually increasing gas prices, White House officials have continually recommended that Americans feeling pain at the pump should switch to electric vehicles.

During a live streaming event this week, the Biden administration’s energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said a way to deal with $5 per gallon gas is to purchase an electric vehicle.