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Aug 2022
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Rewiring America's Ari Matusiak on Infla...

Automotive News
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The former Obama White House official says his company's goal to "electrify everything" isn't just optimistic, it's also a practical and realistic vision for the future. And he says President Joe Biden's signing of the Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer that will propel America toward that new reality. 
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