On Thursday and Friday, the White House had a big electric vehicle summit. And they invited the CEOs of Ford, GM, and Stellantis, the Dutch-owned parent company of the Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge brands to attend. But Tesla, the largest electric car manufacturer in the world, was not invited.
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation was asked why Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk wasn’t at the event. He claimed he didn’t know.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki, was asked if Tesla was not invited because its workers weren’t unionized. She replied: ‘I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.”
EV Summit Agenda
On Thursday, Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla was not invited to the EV Summit. The car-maker has had a market share of about 74% of electric-car sales in the US over the past three years.
The Biden event is supposed to emphasize the future of electric vehicles. And the importance of dramatically reducing carbon emissions. But most of all the event is supposed to highlight keeping the EVs American-made.
