Advice from Energy Secretary: Gas Prices Too High? Buy an Electric Car

Biden's Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm insists high gas prices are 'a very compelling case' to buy an electric car: Official is worth $8million and recently exercised $1.6m stock option in electric car company

• Granholm, in a clip surfaced Tuesday, made the case for going electric amid sky high gas prices 
• 'If you filled up your EV [electric vehicle] and you filled up your gas tank with gasoline, you would save $60 per fill-up,' she said  
• Granholm made similar points in a White House press briefing in May 2021. ‘If you drive an electric car, this would not be affecting you,’ she said then
• Granholm is worth $8million according to Forbes
• Last month she also exercised stock options in Proterra, an electric vehicle company where she served as a director
• She ended up pocketing $1.6million on the transaction, according to an energy department spokesperson 

President Joe Biden's Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm became the latest Democratic politician to suggest the solution to high gas prices was to buy an electric vehicle. 

Granholm, in a clip tweeted out by the Republican National Committee Tuesday, made the case for going electric amid sky high gas prices. 

'If you filled up your EV [electric vehicle] and you filled up your gas tank with gasoline, you would save $60 per fill-up by going electric rather than using gasoline, it's a very compelling case' Granholm, the former governor of Michigan, said. 

Her comments come as the national average price for one gallon of gas has skyrocketed to over $5. 

Granholm made similar points in a White House press briefing in May 2021, according to Fox News.

‘If you drive an electric car, this would not be affecting you,’ she said at the time.

Granholm, who is worth $8million according to Forbes, recently served as director of an electric car company - and held millions in the firm's stock.

Last month she exercised stock options in the company, called Proterra, pocketing $1.6million from the transaction, according to an energy department spokesperson. 

President Joe Biden's Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm became the latest Democratic politician to suggest the solution to high gas prices was to buy an electric vehicle

Granholm, in a clip tweeted out by the Republican National Committee Tuesday, made the case for going electric amid sky high gas prices

She's not the first Democrat to encourage people to go electric to solve the crisis at the pump.

Senator and fellow Michigander Debbie Stabenow said last week that record-high gas prices 'don't matter' to her because she has an electric vehicle as she urged Americans to by eco-friendly vehicles and decrease reliability on greedy oil companies. 

'On the issue of gas prices – after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my electric vehicle – I got it and drove it from Michigan to here this last weekend and went by every gas station and it didn't matter how high it was,' the Michigan senator said.

She added: 'I'm looking forward to the opportunity for us to move to vehicles that aren't going to be dependent on the whims of the oil companies and the international markets.'

United States senators make an annual salary of $174,000. Michigan's average household income is $59,234 between 2016-2020. 

The average cost of an electric vehicle, according to Kelley Blue Book, is $56,437, which is approximately $10,000 higher than the industry average including cars that are electric and gas. 

Granholm, who is worth $8million according to Forbes , exercised her stock options in Proterra, an electric vehicle company where she served as a director, in May 2021, pocketing $1.6million, according to an energy department spokesperson

 Her remarks were met with fury. Republican Repo. Byron Donalds said: DEMs continue to laugh at the struggles of working-class Americans who are suffering due to Biden's Price Hike. Just look at how happy Debbie Stabenow is when boasting about driving her EV.

'I can assure you Michiganders aren't laughing.'

Some of President Joe Biden's lowest marks are on his handling of gas prices, which the administration continues to dub the 'Putin gas price hike' in an attempt to peg the continually inflating numbers on the war in Eastern Europe. 

Democratic Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow said that it 'doesn't matter' to her how high gas prices get because she has an electric vehicle and doesn't have to worry about it

Michigan is a battleground state that went marginally red in 2016 for Trump by just 0.3 percent and swung back to blue in 2020, going 50.6 percent for Biden and 47.8 for the former president's reelection.

Stabenow's comments downplaying concerns of Americans who are struggling to afford the $100 plus it cost to fill their cars' gas tanks came during a hearing with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

The Democratic senator from Michigan is on the Senate Finance Committee, where Yellen was testifying on Tuesday about Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 budget.

Soaring gas prices and high prices for other basic goods have emerged as key issues for President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats ahead of the mid-term elections.

Gas prices have now more than doubled since Biden took office in January 2020, when the national average stood at $2.39. 

A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 83 percent of Americans say that the economy is either an extremely or very important issue in determining how they will vote in November. 

When it comes to economic issues, Biden scores the worst on gas prices, with 72 percent of voters disapproving of his handling of the issue.

Only 27 percent of Americans approve of how Biden is handling gas prices. 

The administration continues to call rising gas prices 'Putin's price hike,' and places the blame on the conflict in Eastern Europe.

Republican critics blame Biden's domestic energy policies for a decline in oil production, saying that his administration is waging a 'war on American energy'. 

'Joe Biden's war on American energy has forced families across the country to empty their wallets to fill their tanks,' said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel in a statement over the weekend.

'Unfortunately, Biden is doubling-down on his disastrous agenda because he's not the one paying the price – the American people are.' 

DUI Update: Paul Pelosi's Mugshot Finally Revealed (despite Nancy's objections)

REVEALED: Glassy-eyed Paul Pelosi is finally seen in his MUGSHOT one month after DUI arrest despite Nancy's team trying to keep it under wraps

• Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested last month for drunk driving after he drove his Porsche into the path of an oncoming Jeep 
• DailyMail.com has obtained his mugshot taken after the DUI arrest
• The mugshot shows the husband of the Speaker of the House wearing a neat brown suit and collared shirt as he stares shame-faced
• Pelosi, who had a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, is scheduled to appear in court over the incident on August 3
• The new development comes after DailyMail.com revealed Pelosi was involved in a smash that killed his brother David when he was 16

It's the photo they tried to hide, but DailyMail.com has obtained the mug shot of shame-faced Paul Pelosi after he was arrested on DUI charges last month. 

Pelosi, 82, was collared by California Highway Patrol officers in Oakville, California, on May 28 after he blew through a stop sign in his 2021 Porsche and hit a Jeep.

The mugshot, which shows Pelosi wearing a neat brown suit and collared shirt, would have been taken shortly after the late-night incident.

Pelosi, who had a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, is scheduled to appear in court over the incident on August 3.

Napa County DA Allison Haley said last week that she has still not decided whether to bring charges, telling Fox News that he will be arraigned at the hearing if she does file charges.

Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested last month for drunk driving after he drove his Porsche into the path of oncoming Jeep driven by Jesus Lopez, 48. DailyMail.com has obtained his mugshot taken after the DUI arrest

Pelosi, who had a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, is scheduled to appear in court over the incident on August 3

The only visual reminder of the accident was a No Parking sign knocked out of the ground and a broken fence

Pelosi pulled out onto the highway and was struck by another driver, Jesus V. Lopez, who was driving northbound in a 2014 Jeep 

In a statement, she said: 'The case is currently under review to decide what, if any, charges will be filed against Mr. Pelosi.

The Jeep was driven by Jesus Lopez, 48 (pictured). Although neither man was badly hurt, CHP sources told DailyMail.com that both cars were written off in the smash

'This is standard protocol for any DUI case that is referred by a law enforcement agency in Napa County.'

She added: 'No decision has been made at this time. Any speculation to the contrary is incorrect.

'When a filing decision is made by the Napa County District Attorney, the media and public will be notified.'

Businessman Pelosi, who is married to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also 82, had been at a dinner with friends prior to the crash and was driving back to the couple's palatial vineyard home in nearby St. Helena.

At the time of the incident, he was attempting to cross State Road 29 – a busy highway that connects Napa and Calistoga – when he slammed into a 2014 J eep driven by Jesus Lopez, 48.

Although neither man was badly hurt, CHP sources told DailyMail.com that both cars were written off in the smash.

DailyMail.com photos show how the two vehicles came to rest at the intersection of Walnut Lane and S-29 – just short of the Oakville general store.

Damage caused by the crash was still visible 48 hours after the accident, including a parking sign that had been knocked down and injury to the fence surrounding a vineyard.

Pelosi was struck as he tried to cross the St. Helena Highway in Napa at 10.22pm. He pulled out of Walnut Lane, five miles south of his home with Nancy  

Paul Pelosi's blood alcohol level was over the California limit of 0.08% according to police. He is pictured toasting actress Nicole Kidman during a Futures Without Violence event in 2017

Paul Pelosi was released on $5,000 bail following the weekend accident. He is pictured taking selfies of himself and wife Nancy at the 2010 World Series in San Francisco

The new development comes after DailyMail.com revealed Pelosi has a history of driving incidents and was involved in a smash that killed his brother David when he was 16.

According to a 1957 report in the San Francisco Examiner, Pelosi, who was then a high school sophomore, had collected David, 19, from the home of a girlfriend at 12.30am and the brothers had decided to take a 'joy ride'.

The fatal crash happened shortly after 2.40am close to the Crystal Springs Dam just outside of San Mateo and left David trapped under the car where he was throttled by his neck brace.

Although a coroner's jury later dismissed manslaughter charges against Pelosi, a patrolman quoted in contemporary news reports said David had told his brother to slow down seconds before the crash.

He said: 'This is a bad stretch – better slow down,' as they approached a tight curve near the Crystal Springs Dam on the Skyline Highway – now California State Route 35.

Paul told Patrolman Thomas Ganley he tried to slow by shifting gears in the stick shift car, but lost control.

'The car veered across the road, bounced back from a small embankment, climbed 20 feet up another, spun around and somersaulted simultaneously and ended upside down on the shoulder with both youths underneath,' reported the Examiner.

The new development comes after DailyMail.com revealed Pelosi was involved in a smash that killed his brother David when he was 16. Pelosi's accident made news at the time. The San Francisco Examiner reported it on Page 6 in its February 23, 1957 edition saying David had warned Paul to slow down

The fatal crash happened shortly after 2.40am close to the Crystal Springs Dam (pictured) just outside of San Mateo and left David trapped under the car where he was throttled by his neck brace

Paul Pelosi married Nancy D'Alesandro in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore on September 7, 1963

David, a freshman at the College of San Mateo, was dead on arrival at the hospital.

The newspaper said David was probably strangled by a brace he wore to support a neck fracture he had sustained when he dived into shallow water in Lake Tahoe.

The San Mateo Times reported that Ganley and another patrolman Jack Rakestraw noted that David's brace was 'lodged tightly against his neck.'

'They jacked up the car to relieve the pressure but the youth apparently was already dead,' the Times reported.

Pelosi broke his collarbone in the crash and was trapped under the car for a while. He managed to free himself and call for aid.

More recently, Pelosi has been cited twice- both times in 2011 - once for running a red light and once for veering over the center line while driving.

The fatal accident happened six years before Paul married Nancy D'Alesandro, the daughter of a former Baltimore mayor.

She took his last name and went on to be elected to Congress in 1987 and then became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives.