Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) grilled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on high gas costs and the price for an electric vehicle at a House hearing on Tuesday. "The more pain that we are all experiencing from the high price of gas, the more benefit there is for those who can access electric vehicles," Buttigieg said. <blockquote>REP. GIMENEZ: But you'd agree that the higher the price of gas, then the faster you reach that parity? BUTTIGIEG: Of course. The more pain that we are all experiencing from the high price of gas, THE more benefit there is for those who can access electric vehicles. That's why we're hoping you and your colleagues might reconsider opposing the reduction of UV upfront prices with tax credits. GIMENEZ: So, you're saying, the more pain we, have the more benefit we're going to get? I think that's what I heard you say. You said the more pain -- BUTTIGIEG: That's what you heard me say? [LAUGHTER] GIMENEZ: That's what I heard you say. BUTTIGIEG: I know you want me to say it so bad. But honestly, sir, what we're saying is that we could have no pain at all by making EVs cheaper for everybody. And we would love to have your support on that. GIMENEZ: Make EVs cheaper by subsidizing them? BUTTIGIEG: That's part of it. GIMENEZ: That doesn't make them cheaper. BUTTIGIEG: Well, actually, it does.</blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rep. Massie tells Pete Buttigieg that if the average household plugged in electric cars, it would take 4x more electricity to charge the cars as would be used on air conditioning. <a href="https://t.co/Bd4lSo5BKX">pic.twitter.com/Bd4lSo5BKX</a></p>— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1549433317916917761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepScottPerry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepScottPerry</a>: "Just looking at Kelley Blue Book the price of a EV is about $55,000..."<a href="https://twitter.com/SecretaryPete?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecretaryPete</a>: "I'm struck by this $55,000 number that keeps going around. I knew this might come up so I just pulled a few of the latest prices…a Chevy Volt...is $26,595..." <a href="https://t.co/yNC2A0KlOY">pic.twitter.com/yNC2A0KlOY</a></p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1549432171651293186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>