During an interview with the Fox News Channel aired on Friday’s “Special Report,” Rep. Debbie Dingell responded to arguments that electric vehicle adoption should be determined by consumer demand by saying “Okay, but can I also remind you that the companies didn’t like catalytic converters? They didn’t like seat belts.” And that while companies should see what consumers want, “we also need to make sure that we are ready for the vehicles of the future and global climate change is real.
After host Bret Baier referenced Ford pausing the F-150 Lightning, Dingell responded, “But do you also know that they’ve shut down — several of the companies have internal combustion engine vehicle shutdowns in those plants, too? The industry — I happen to know the industry, it’s an industry of ups and downs and cycles.”
Dingell then cut in to respond, “Okay, but can I also remind you that the companies didn’t like catalytic converters? They didn’t like seat belts. They didn’t — when you think –.” Dingell cut in to respond, “There’s an off-ramp on it. They’ve got to look. They’ve got to see what the consumer wants. But we also need to make sure that we are ready for the vehicles of the future and global climate change is real.”Harris Turns on Nevada Rally Hecklers with Rambling Scold