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Tesla has officially been named
the nation's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, according to President
Biden! @elonmusk.
"From renowned firms like
GM and Ford expanding their electric vehicle manufacturing to Tesla, our
country's largest electric vehicle producer," says the report.
Since assuming office, US
President Joe Biden has not publicly mentioned Tesla when discussing electric
vehicles, but he did so on Tuesday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk complained about
the lack of attention.
The White House has expressed a
preference for traditional manufacturing that employ unionised workers, and
Musk has expressed his displeasure with this trend.
He added, tagging the official
account of the President of the United States, "For reasons unknown,
@potus is unable to speak the word 'Tesla,'" the latest of numerous tweets
criticising Biden.
At an event announcing the
construction of an electric vehicle charging station facility in Tennessee, the
president finally acknowledged Tesla.
He first named "iconic
firms" like GM and Ford and their new electric vehicle production, but
then added "Tesla, our nation's largest electric vehicle manufacturer"
to the list of corporations that had recently invested in facilities in the
United States.
Musk answered with a happy
sunglasses emoji to a tweet mentioning the remark.