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Pete Buttigieg: “We made a conscious decision to insist that the chargers be…”

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Knowing that that meant most of the chargers would go in in 2026, 2027, but well ahead of 2030. Now, the second thing, this is really important, too. We made a conscious decision to insist that the chargers be made in America. Now, when you do that, you're deciding that it's going to take longer. I'll just admit that. Because just buy them off the shelf from China would be dramatically quicker. (12:30–12:35)

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Asserts that there was a decision to ensure electric vehicle chargers are manufactured in the United States.

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