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Aug 2021
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The 'car guy' president wants Americans ...

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If there’s one thing Joe Biden loves more than ice cream, it may be his vintage Corvette Stingray. But the long-time ally of the auto industry during his time in the Senate now wants to become the president behind the wheel during America’s shift to electric vehicles. Today, POLITICO’s Alex Guillen explains the president’s lane change, and the road ahead for the White House’s push for electric vehicles.

Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.
Alex Guillen covers the EPA and environmental issues for POLITICO.
Raghu Manavalan is an editor for POLITICO Audio.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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