Elon Musk learns how EV charging works from Pete Buttigieg
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge You'd think Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and its wide-reaching Supercharger network, would already know about the workings of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program that has dedicated $7.5 billion to building a national charging network. However, he needed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to chime in on X yesterday to stop some Republican leaders from spreading misinformation about the program.
Please post the rebuttal," Musk asked Buttigieg under a Donald Trump Jr. post quoting Ohio congressperson Michael Rulli, who accuses Buttigieg of squandering billions" to build 8 EV charging stations." Buttigieg tells Trump the post is false."
As Buttigieg explained, the $7.5 billion is the entire program...