Jason Isaac, Director of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation recently reacted to the news that Buick has committed to going completely electric by 2030 saying that the nation’s grid wouldn’t be able to handle everyone switching to electric vehicles.
Buick announced earlier this month that the company would be shifting its entire vehicle portfolio to electric by the end of the decade, according to a press release. The company plans to bring its first EV to market in 2024.
“The Buick brand is committed to an all-electric future by the end of this decade,” Duncan Aldred global vice president of Buick and GMC said, according to the press release. “Buick’s new logo, use of the Electra naming series and a new design look for our future products will transform the brand.”
The Cannon reports that Jason Isaac Director of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation thinks that Buick’s decision will be harmful to American families.
“Our grid certainly can’t sustain us all switching to electric vehicles right now, we can’t even sustain our demand here in Texas now,” Isaac said in a statement. “Costs for electricity are up over 70% this year alone! Fuel costs are up, and that’s going to be crushing the American family.”
