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US Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez considers trading in Tesla for a union-made EV

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be trading in her Tesla for a union-made electric vehicle.

Updated on: Sep 25, 2023, 15:12:27 IST
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He said she’d never date him because he “isn’t cool enough” as they clashed on social media. Now Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be spurning Elon Musk for real, saying she’s looking to trade in her Tesla.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) speaks at a rally to end the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sept. 17. (AP)
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) speaks at a rally to end the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sept. 17. (AP)

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The New York Democrat was asked on CBS’s Face the Nation why — in the midst of a United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three carmakers — she doesn’t own an electric vehicle made by union workers.

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She said she bought her Tesla during the pandemic to commute between her New York City district and Washington, D.C. But now, she said, there are union-made vehicles that have the necessary range to make the trip.

Musk, the world’s richest man, is chief executive officer of Austin-based Tesla. He’s also the owner of X, formerly Twitter, the social media platform on which he and Ocasio-Cortez have sparred.

 
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