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Gavin Newsom: “California is the center of the universe [for electric…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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BYD's everywhere, they're getting market share, supply chains, they're advancing influence. And it's to me not about electric power, it's about economic power. And I just, I can't see that. And so California is the center of the universe [for electric vehicle development]. in that respect. We dominated R and D for, you know, that's why we have all the mobility out there in Zuk and that's why we have Waymo and the … (1:12:40–1:12:42)

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Asserts that California is a leading hub for electric vehicle research and development.

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