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48: What the Blue Tsunami Means for EVs in the US Now, with Mike Murphy

Democrats gained control of both chambers of Congress decisively last week in what political pundits agree was a blue tsunami and rebuke of Trump's presidency by voters. Mike Murphy, founder of EVs for All America and veteran Hack and political guru, joins Max to discuss what it means for federal, state, and long-term EV policy.

Some highlights of the convo:
- Some of his favorite new senators, governors, and state legislators who are all-in on EVs
- The possibility of a resurrected federal tax credit and whether it makes sense
- The limits of what Congress can do when rules like CARB are reliant on the administrative branch
- Long-term impacts for free world auto-manufacturing and America's "battery belt" in the Southeast

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