--- title: "Joe Biden Mocked for Tweeting About EVs With Pic of Gas Car" description: "US president Joe Biden confused a gas-guzzling Corvette sports car for an electric vehicle in a recent tweet." date: "2022-09-15" modified: "2022-09-15" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/joe-biden-mocked-tweet-evs" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "evs" - "joe biden" - "the digest" --- # Joe Biden Mocked for Tweeting About EVs With Pic of Gas Car ![US president Joe Biden confused a gas-guzzling Corvette sports car for an electric vehicle in a recent tweet.]() *\Image: POTUS/Twitter\* ## Pure Optimism It's no secret that US president Joe Biden is [prone to gaffes](). But confusing a gas-guzzling Corvette sports car for an electric vehicle has us stumped. "You all know I'm a car guy," Biden [tweeted this week](). "Today I visited the Detroit Auto Show and saw firsthand the electric vehicles that give me so many reasons to be optimistic about our future." Confoundingly, though, the image shows Biden getting comfortable in a 2023 Corvette Z06 — a combustion engine-powered sports car that gets a [dismal 13 miles per gallon]() in the city, a hilarious faux pas that significantly undermines Biden's intention behind the tweet. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1570163438143569920?s=20&t=bbKoN3hslus1To1OY4GcvA ## Car Guy Of course, the internet had a field day with the tweet. "Such a car guy, you don't even know that's a gas-powered Corvette," [one user chided](). "Is this the same guy that can't found then exit door at any event he attends?" [another netizen argued](). ## EV Investment Credit where credit is due, the Biden administration has been significantly invested in the future of the electric car in the US. For instance, last year, Biden mandated that [all federal vehicles]() become electric. Just yesterday, the Biden administration [announced]() $900 million in grants to build out EV charging infrastructure. And the Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden [signed into law last month](), will also make EVs substantially more affordable thanks to tax credits. In other words, maybe we should forgive Biden — or, rather, his social media team — for this particular blunder. **More on EVs:** *[Donald Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant Against Electric Cars]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()