Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (D) said on ABC’s “The View” on Wednesday that with her solar-powered house, the power to charge her Chevy Bolt rides on a sunshine.
Joy Behar, co-host, said: ‘Since the last government – we will keep them anonymous for the time being – four years have been wasted, without caring about the state of the planet they have for my grandson and other people, future generations , leaving behind, rejoicing, rejoicing that this government is taking climate change seriously. I mean, I’m really worried about such things; it stops me at night, but many people still do not – they think the price for green initiatives is too high. Who or what do you consider to be the biggest obstacles to making real change? ‘
Granholm replies: ‘Yes, I mean, first of all, Joy, thank you for this question. I mean, Joe Biden said when he hears the words ‘climate change’, he thinks of work, and the opportunity here for Americans in every pocket of the country to both experience the benefits of cost reduction due to clean energy, as well as work, is so exciting. That’s why I’m so honored to take part in this, because the mission here is to deploy clean energy and to create jobs across the country, all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people, and in terms of cost, I mean, just as an example, Joy, I mean, I drive a Chevy Bolt, which is an electric vehicle. I do not have to buy petrol. The average person who gets an electric vehicle saves $ 600 a year because you do not have to fill it out. I have solar panels on my house. So I ride on sunshine. This is a fantastic technological advance, and that’s what the Department of Energy is all about, are such solutions. ”
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