President Biden took to Twitter on Monday to advertise his electrical car tax credit score. However, whilst doing so, he hooked up an image of himself in a single that does not even qualify for it.
“On my watch, the great American road trip is going to be fully electrified,” Biden tweeted, with an image of him in a GMC Hummer EV that levels in value from $87,000 to almost $110,000 relying at the style.
“And now, through a tax credit, you can get up to $7,500 on a new electric vehicle,” he persisted.
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The Hummer EV isn’t eligible for the credit score since SUVs and vehicles will have to now not exceed a producer’s urged retail worth of $80,000, in keeping with the Internal Revenue Service.
The Hummer EV could also be excess of the median American wage. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans’ median weekly income had been $1,085 every week within the fourth quarter of 2022. That determine would put the median American wage round $52,000 in line with yr.
When requested about Biden selling the expensive GMC Hummer EV that doesn’t qualify for the tax credit, a White House spokesperson instructed Fox News Digital that the president is dedicated to decreasing electrical car prices.
“President Biden is committed to lowering the cost of electric vehicles for all Americans and bringing more affordable electric vehicles onto the market,” the spokesperson mentioned. “The President’s Inflation Reduction Act lowers costs for Americans, including for electric vehicles and energy at home.”
The spokesperson additionally pointed to images of Biden using the electrical Jeep Wrangler and Ford F-150 Lightning, which qualify for the credit.
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Biden, in the meantime, has a historical past of selling pricey electrical automobiles. During a September Detroit auto display, Biden boarded a Cadillac LYRIQ, an electrical SUV with a beginning worth of greater than $60,000.
“You all know that I’m a car guy,” Biden mentioned on the match. “I’m here because the auto show and the vehicles here give me so many reasons to be optimistic about the future. I really mean it. Just looking at them and driving them, they just give me a sense of optimism although I like the speed too.”
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“We are rebuilding the economy, a clean energy economy, and we’re doing it from the bottom-up and the middle-out,” he persisted.
Fox News’ Thomas Catenacci contributing reporting.