US Consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously drives a Tesla Mannequin 3, which she vowed to exchange with a union-made electrical automobile in Could 2022 weeks after she clashed with Elon Musk on Twitter (now X).
Her publicly said intention has not materialized but, which is why she was requested about it not too long ago on CBS’ Face the Nation (by way of Bloomberg). As labor strikes organized by the United Auto Employees (UAW) towards Detroit’s Massive Three carmakers have entered the tenth day, Ocasio-Cortez admitted she nonetheless does not personal an EV made by union staff.
The Democratic congresswoman stated she purchased her Tesla Mannequin 3 through the pandemic to commute between her New York Metropolis district and Washington, DC, however hasn’t changed it with a union-made EV but as a result of not lots of them provided comparable driving vary.
“Our automobile was bought through the pandemic earlier than a vaccine had come out,” Ocasio-Cortez stated. “So to journey between New York and Washington the most secure means that we had decided was an EV, however that was previous to a few of the new fashions popping out in the marketplace that had the vary accessible. However we’re really trying into buying and selling in our automobile now. So we’re trying into it and hopefully we are going to quickly.”
Apparently, there aren’t that many selections in the marketplace if the Democratic politician needs to purchase a union-made EV. The one at the moment accessible electrical fashions constructed with union labor are the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Bolt EUV, Cadillac Lyriq, Ford F-150 Lightning, and Ford E-Transit – and the Bolts will not be for for much longer as they may exit of manufacturing by the top of the 12 months.
After all, there’s nothing flawed with Ocasio-Cortez driving a Tesla Mannequin 3, which is probably the most American-made automobile offered within the US proper now.
The one situation some individuals have raised is her lack of consistency in that she owns a automobile that is not made by union staff whereas she is actively siding with the UAW within the union’s strike towards the Detroit Three.
Moderately surprisingly given their earlier dustup on social media final 12 months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hasn’t reacted to Ocasio-Cortez’s feedback but.
In April 2022, the US consultant complained on Twitter about “some billionaire with an ego downside” who “unilaterally controls a large communication platform,” to which Musk responded by saying, “Cease hitting on me, I am actually shy.” AOC later insisted she was speaking about Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg.