Abdul El-Sayed: “We had $7,500 tax credits for cars that only rich people…”

“And you know, why did you just turn that down though? Well, the problem with it is We had $7,500 tax credits for cars that only rich people could buy. I'm talking about a $25,000 EV with 300 mile range. You throw the gauntlet down and say design and build that vehicle and for 10 years we are going to …” (16:01–16:06)

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