“One of the things that’s happening in the automotive industry, as you know, is this shift in the market and the transition to electric vehicles. In July he was quoted as saying that he was interested in buying an electric vehicle manufactured through the union, but that lately there is a no-“The union created Tesla. The UAQ already manufactures electric vehicles. Why not?Is it a question of quality? Is it a problem of taste?Isn’t the market there?” asked Brennan.
“No,” Ocasio-Cortez replied.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made that impression Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation. “
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“We bought our car during the pandemic while traveling, before the vaccine came out, so traveling between New York and Washington, the safest way we had determined, was an electric vehicle,” AOC explained. “But that was before some of the new models came to market and had the diversity available. But lately we are considering changing our car. We’re looking for that and I hope we will soon. “
While he said he “hoped” to be able to find a new model, that comment was similar to one made through Ocasio-Cortez in May 2022.
Speaking to Bloomberg News at the time, Ocasio-Cortez also said she wasn’t allowed to buy a new electric vehicle because a Tesla was the “only electric vehicle” that could take her from New York to Washington.
“At that point, it’s the only electric vehicle that can send me from New York to Washington for a tariff or a fee and a half,” he said. “I would love to change. “
Ocasio-Cortez’s workplace did not respond to a request for comment.
Ocasio-Cortez first said she wanted to market her electric Tesla after falling out online with company founder Elon Musk. (Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
His comments followed a brief online dispute with Tesla founder Elon Musk over the acquisition of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Ocasio-Cortez complained in an article about “a billionaire with an ego problem” overseeing a mass communications platform. Musk jokingly replied, “Stop flirting with me, I’m shy. “
Ocasio-Cortez claimed she was “talking about Zuckerberg” in a subsequent tweet, which she later deleted.
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Despite her non-union stance, Ocasio-Cortez has spoken out in favor of the UAW strike as part of President Biden’s upcoming address to autoworkers.
“Well, I think that right now we are in a crisis of our economy, a crisis of inequality, which is becoming a point of political and popular support, unlike what we have noticed in a strike scenario like this in recent times. and fashion history, so we can make a breakthrough,” Ocasio-Cortez said on “Face the Nation. “”What we’ve noticed in the big 3 are CEOs giving themselves up to 40% salary and salary increases, when staff have noticed that their real pay has decreased over the last 10 to 15 years, and so that we can avoid that increase. Generally speaking, I think it is necessary to take an unprecedented point of engagement to ensure that the staff here get what they need. deserve,”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez spoke Sunday about the United Auto Workers strike. (Tom Williams)
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The UAW officially went on strike against the “Big Three” automakers Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on September 15. The union lately is not easy: a shorter work week, higher wages and higher pension benefits.
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