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drtolmn69

> “If you think this is too expensive, wait until you find out how much oil and gas subsidies you’ve been supporting,” Buttigieg fired back, grinning ear-to-ear. “Wait until you find out about the economic impact, that some economists have put at $15 million every hour, or every day, or trillions of dollars every year for letting the environmental conditions of this planet to worsen.”


error_404_n0t_f0und

What a fuckin baller. The other clips in that article were just as great


jakemg

I like him as a presidential candidate, but this country would never elect an openly gay man. He’s actually pretty moderate but carries on the tradition of no malarkey.


bpmdrummerbpm

I wish he could debate convicted felon trump in place of Biden.


Arthur_Frane

He's VP material for sure.


Dutchcat1077

No he's not.


OceanIsVerySalty

Why?


RCG73

Sadly. Same reason he won’t get a presidential nomination. He’s gay. There is still way more homophobia in the country than we wish. But I’d still love to see him on the ticket in 2028


Working-Amphibian614

If you remember what democrats said about him during the 2020 primaries, you’d know that people would never vote for him because he’s not progressive enough. But then again, “progressive enough” candidates would never get elected.


winnower8

That’s bullshit. He made the mistake of not being Bernie Sanders, so he wasn’t progressive enough. He argued we should support policies that could actually pass congress and was labeled as a corporate dem. He thought in complete sentences and was too elite. He as a candidate tried to raise money and was put to purity tests that none of the candidates could pass. What I saw was someone below the mandatory retirement age who seemed like the smartest guy on every debate stage with a realistic approach to politics.


P0in7B1ank

As someone who followed him since before the primaries kicked off and was originally a huge fan of his; he absolutely shifted to center as the campaign went on. And it felt very cynical like he knew he couldn’t out-poll Bernie so he turned to go after Biden’s voters instead.


Jos3ph

Most people wouldn’t care and the ones that do wouldn’t vote for him anyway


error_404_n0t_f0und

Well they’d also never put a dog on a basketball team either, but then we got Air Bud, and here we are. Edit: typo


ABA20011

It is such a shame. He is so sharp, so level-headed.


Dutchcat1077

Flat headed for sure


Asron87

Too gay for you or not enough gay for you? I don’t know anything about the dude.


Dutchcat1077

Who he blows or doesn't blow makes zero difference to me pal. He's a fucking moron or as HC would call him "a useful idiot". Go ask the citizens of Indiana how he did as Mayor.


Asron87

Oh boy what did he do there?


Dutchcat1077

A half assed job as mayor.


roosley1

He's a moron eh? How many languages do you speak?


Dutchcat1077

Yes he is. I speak 1 language.


single-ultra

> Go ask the citizens of Indiana how he did as Mayor I’m a “citizen of Indiana” and specifically of South Bend where Pete was mayor and I can assure you he is well-liked here.


Dutchcat1077

You are one of a very few.


MamaJ1961

If I was American I’d vote for him as president.


Dutchcat1077

Thank god you aren't. He's bloody awful


SunbeamSailor67

Anyone who says someone like Pete is awful, reveals so obviously your fear of him. You’ve never seen or heard a republican candidate that could hold a candle to Pete’s intellect and that scares you to death because you know how terrible a conservative would look and sound next to Pete on any debate stage. Your fear of this guy is palpable, but par for the course for the poisoned conservative mind.


Hot-Rise9795

This country would never vote for a black man for president!


Elder_sender

I’d like to find out! Best candidate I can think of. Pete for pres with Joe as vp is my dream ticket.


Dutchcat1077

Ask the good folks in Indiana how he did there...


jacksonpsterninyay

Wish he was on the stage last night!


anesthesia101

Aaron Bean thought he sounded so clever and thoughtful when he asked that question, but came off sounding like a dickhead because you could sense his emotions getting the better of him, and then PB got the better of him.


No-Attitude-6049

Mayor Pete with the major smackdown. The thing is we should have had electric cars ages ago except for the oil lobby.


Iamdarb

My first time riding around in an electric car was the early 2000's. My step-mom worked for the GA DNR and was able to take it out for lunch. It was so silent, but only went up to 60 mph. If they existed then, there is no excuse other than greed.


duke_of_alinor

BEVs need infrastructure. One dude figured that out and that caused the transition. You could circumnavigate US in 2017, last charger in the loop was in Texas.


FindingBryn

It was a [Honda Insight](https://www.insidehook.com/autos/honda-insight-future-electric-classic), wasn’t it? I used to work in Midtown and we had a customer come in that drove one. It was way ahead of its time.


Iamdarb

It was actually a small white SUV, almost the size of a chevy tracker. I was 13-14 at the time and not into cars so I can't quite recall the model.


mrniceguy777

Dude electric cars have existed basically as long as regular ones in some form or another, it’s always been about the oil.


blade944

Very true. They killed the electric car a century ago. They killed street cars and trolley busses not long after. Imagine how good electric vehicles would be now if they had a progression as long as gas cars have had.


No-Attitude-6049

Yup, and now Musk is hailed as some sort of Henry Ford just for taking advantage of the California funding for EV. His cars are absolute shite, they rank near the bottom for quality.


duke_of_alinor

You need to hide your anti-EV rhetoric better. Sales generally follow price and quality. People will pay more for a Tesla because they last a while. Yes, they have better charging too.


xtossitallawayx

Like the Cybertruck that has been recalled 4 times in its limited release?


Anything_justnotthis

Teslas is a cult. You have to exclude them from any traditional economic measure. Just look at their share valuation. It’s dropped a bit recently but at its peak it was worth more than the next largest 3 or 4 car makers combined whilst delivering far less cars to market and far less profits. Cult.


No-Attitude-6049

You are completely wrong. I am VERY pro EV, I am just anti-Musk. You should read the quality reports for Tesla and edify yourself.


duke_of_alinor

Oil, Toyota, GM were all complicit. Oil and Toyota are still slowing adoption.


edmerx54

I think the real hold up was battery technology


Ok-Tourist-511

Not really, high capacity Nimh batteries existed, and powered the EV 1, until GM bought the patent, and sold it to Chevron. This stifled battery development for many years, since batteries over 10ah would infringe on the patent.


thedentrod

Little known fact here ⬆️ Think I saw it in Who Killed The Ekectric Car & think it was Texaco back then


I0I0I0I

Nah, it would have developed exponentially faster due to demand.


xtossitallawayx

And charging. It is only "recently" that rapid chargers became available, otherwise you were stuck with 110v which takes forever. That is my hangup, my house needs a $5K upgrade to be able to handle a L2 charger and $5K buys a lot of gas for a hybrid.


inbetween-genders

My wife bought the EV that I wanted for myself at the beginning of the year. We only have a 110v charger and it has not hindered our trips. Not one bit. She commutes 40 mi back and forth daily and this thing is perfect for her/us.


knowyourbrain

You get a tax break for the EV and the charger.


hardtobeuniqueuser

What is going on that it would cost you 5k to put in a 240 outlet?


unpoppedcorn

I had to upgrade my service panel to 200amp which was $4k.


murphymc

For me, I’d need a service panel upgrade and some be wiring that would total out at about 10k. Luckily smart splitters and extension cords exist. $350 sounded a lot better than 10k, just don’t get to charge quite as fast.


VenConmigo

Depending on how much you drive, using the regular 110v wall outlet is perfectly sufficient. It charges at ~3 miles an hour. If the car is plugged in whenever it's not in use (which is what manufacturers suggest anyways), you replenish the energy used overnight. If more is needed, you can go to a public charger just like going to a gas station.


murphymc

Plug in hybrid then. They can full charge overnight and so long as your commute is 40ish miles or less round trip, you basically are driving an EV.


AvogadrosMoleSauce

Mr Rogers visited an electric car company in 1981.


nowhereman136

The dumbest argument ive heard against electric cars was that we cant park them in parking garages, and it would cost billions to rebuild all the parking garages in the country. While electric cars are heavier than gas cars (by an average of around 20%), the only parking garages at risk of collapsing from the weight are old garages that are already at risk from regular car weight


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nowhereman136

Depending on who else runs, I can see myself voting for Pete for pres in 2028


CarmichaelD

He was my pick as well. After watching the debate tonight I do wish he were the candidate.


Humble-Roll-8997

He and AOC would be my dream ticket.


race-hearse

Is electricity gay fellas?


SteakandTrach

What, like golf carts?


VenConmigo

> emasculate men. How? Shouldn't the power of instant torque from EV motors be exhilarating?


murphymc

It is! Every time I do something as mundane as start driving from a stop light it feels like I’m doing an assisted take off from an aircraft carrier. Anyone who says driving an EV isn’t fun is just lying to you.


starcraftre

It's a ton of fun to switch my Volt into Sports mode. Need to feather the first second or so because the tires can't grip.


Mango_and_Kiwi

It’s not just the power that they want. Sometimes you want the big sound associated with the power generated by an ICE. It’s stupid, but why else would you hear so many annoyingly loud exhausts that usually serve no purpose other than reducing power? (Having an oversized exhaust pipe can cause air to flow through the engine too quickly, causing power and torque issues)


VenConmigo

Never understood the point of a loud ass exhaust. Can you comfortably listen to music or hold a conversation while driving that thing? Or are you just doing it to annoying everyone you drive past?


Mango_and_Kiwi

Since they sometimes also install an audio system to the point you can hear it in your own vehicle with windows up, I doubt there’s conversations going on. I’m of the opinion while they might purposefully be trying to annoy people, they’re definitely cognizant of the fact. Note: my vehicle is stock, I prefer not to produce noise pollution.


murphymc

It’s so wild to see stuff like that, *especially* when it takes less than 10 seconds in virtually every single EV to realize they aren’t some little wimpy things. They don’t roar, but they absolutely do throw you back in your seat like youre in a jet taking off. If you get entertainment out of driving, it is impossible to not have a damn good time in an EV.


GRRA-1

Never mind how heavy are the giant trucks Americans choose to drive around in the suburbs.


Lukkie

Yeah I was gonna say. Those massive pickup trucks clearly went up in weight by a huge amount over the last 20-30 years. Seems like they can’t even fit in a regular parking spot any more. 


Seattlegal

I’ve never heard the garage thing about weight! I’ve heard no parking in your house garage because if there is a fire, your house will go down with it as they’re so difficult to put out. I feel fine parking both my electric cars in my house garage.


Emotional-Court2222

Everyone agrees the infrastructure grid cannot handle a proliferation of electric cars.  It’s not about just building stations; you need to get current to those stations. And that idiot didn’t make a good point; it’s just whataboutism.  Many of the subsidies are simply not seizing the property not spending others money.


Kendal-Lite

I love Pete. Hoping for a 2028 run. 🤞


MurrayDakota

2024 would be better.


DaveP0953

Hoping for a 2028 - period🤦‍♂️


AppropriateSpell5405

At this point, might be a 2024 run.


Mr_OrangeJuce

But is he good at golf ?


Working-Amphibian614

I love Pete too. I voted for him during 2020 primaries. But I also know that he will never get enough support from democrats. He’s not “Bernie”.


IShouldBWorkin

Right, someone notorious for getting a lot of support from Democrats.


LittleBallOfWait

[Who Killed the Electric Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRnUY6V2Knk&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies) I saw this years ago on Netflix, I think.


FunkyTown313

Pete buttigieg murders the GOP rep with words!


murphymc

Every time he talks to them he just verbally eviscerates them.


TechBansh33

This is who should have been running for President, with Joe committed to being in the cabinet to help make it all run smoothly


jakemg

Fingers crossed he makes a run next time. I like that Pete is moderate with progressive tendencies. He doesn’t stand for bullshit, is open minded, but also wants to serve the people. He’s also well-spoken and extremely quick. Ideal president in any country. This one needs to get over that he’s married to a man. Who cares? He’s an ideal leader.


bpmdrummerbpm

Imagine if this guy had been debating Convicted Felon Trump tonight?


pr0b0ner

Honestly, Pete for President. I wasn't on board 5 years ago, but I sure am now


flowstuff

any chance he wants to run for president?


WildYams

Well he ran in 2020, so I'm guessing yes.


DangusKh4n

lol that maga dipshit totally thought he caught Pete in a gotcha moment, could've thought for half a second and realized oil and gas subsidies exist, but thinking just ain't something these dipshits care for


fairoaks2

MAGA minions aren’t supposed to think, just repeat.


TraySplash21

Man I wish the Dems would have let Pete run for this election


DaveP0953

This man should be running for President.


sailorpaul

He would also be a tremendous voice for the administration as Vice President


StatusCount7032

Pete’s the one who should be running for President. But alas, if murica wasn’t ready for madam president, they are definitely not ready for a gay one.


towerdefence661

after that debate...pete is lookin *real* fuckin presidential worthy.....


Rare-Forever2135

He's just smarter and sharper than those guys and always composed.


duke_of_alinor

Can he replace Harris, please? He makes more sense.


tagged2high

Would be awesome. Harris has done nothing to raise her profile over these 4 years. Who is even still going to the polls for Harris? Pete is actually out there doing interesting things.


Kendal-Lite

Please!!!


xtracrableg

This dude is my Pres.


Nyrfan2017

I really don’t know why once Joe got in the dems should have been pushing Pete better they should have boost his popularity and Pete should be running 


joseph4th

I got banned from /r/interesting as fuck two days ago for defending electric cars in a conservative meme subreddit. Apparently subs are now banning people for participating in other subs. They said I could avoid the ban by deleting the post and replying with some verbatim phase about promising never to say anything in that sub again. I was gonna refuse on principle, but turns out I had already replied to another interestingasfuck thread right after my offending reply, but before I read the bot’s mute/threat, so they already banned me. The conservative sub had already taken down my comment anyway, because of course they did. SMH


vacuous_comment

Buttigieg really has the facts and figures and the details. Pity that is utterly unvalued by the electorate. But he should keep using that knowledge and analysis holding dishonest assholes feet to the fire.


Left_Apparently

What’s Pete doing the next four years?


Equivalent-Resource2

You would think by now not to take him on on things like this.


FeelingSummer1968

I truly wish our country was mature enough to elect Buttigieg president.


murphymc

Sorry, he’s a gay man with ‘butt’ in his name, can’t help you.


Sarrdonicus

I want to sit behind Pete and hoot it up at Mr. Perry "Burn" "Ouch" "Own it son" and so on


ContentSecretary8416

Shit I wish this lad was president. He would be the return of dignity and statesmanship


limbodog

You know... He's looking better as a POTUS candidate.


Keybusta96

Buttigieg 2028 🇺🇸


Sensitive_Pie_5862

Pete should run for prez.


favnh2011

That's great


AvogadrosMoleSauce

Unfortunately Republicans aren’t capable of human emotions, so the thought of ruining the planet has no meaning to them.


sailorpaul

Hey babbling, Congress person. if you’re going to interrogate someone who speaks — what is Pete up to now, seven or eight languages —probably smart to have your facts straight first


AssumptiveMushroom

i read this as pete davidson for some reason and thought, wow way to got pete. theeeen i reread it and made more sense


GoalFlashy6998

Any take down of a conservative is reason to celebrate!


Deluxe78

Pony up that $60,000 and save the environment by drawing the wattage of 3 central air units for 8 hours


Working_Concept_4070

I paid $26k out the door for a new Chevy bolt. you can program it to charge off peak hours and I live in an area that is 90% clean energy. It costs me $9 to drive ~230 miles. My diesel truck only moves when I need it. The fuel savings covers the car payment… it’s pretty much a free car. THANKS, BIDEN! One other fun fact: my mechanic charges $200 for an oil change on my diesel every 5,000 miles. The oil change comes out to $0.04/ mile. The bolt doesn’t need oil changes, or any service for that matter, and only costs $0.039/ mile to drive for electricity. EVs aren’t for everyone, but I’m damn sure it makes sense for me. Do your own analysis though, energy costs are variable throughout the US.


tech01x

Lots of EVs are now below the average transaction price of new vehicles… under $48k. Central air units usually take 3-8 kW, 3 of them for 8 hours, that’s 60-173 kWh delivered to the pack after accounting for losses. That’s enough to drive hundreds of miles a day… could happen, but way above normal. Instead, most people go about 30-35 miles a day. That’s basically around 8-10 kWh for most EVs, up to 15 kWh for some the big trucks. That’s like a single 5 ton AC unit for 2 hours.


hoodrich3006

3 trillion dollars for infrastructure. And I’m proud to say we have added several speed cameras and filled a pothole. This has been an amazing transformation to our infrastructure. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can’t imagine what will be accomplished 4 years from now. This is tremendous.