The Latest On Biden's Infrastructure Plan, With A Vision For A New 'Climate Corps'
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🗓️ 19 May 2021
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Biden also spent part of this week test-driving Ford's new electric F-150 Lightning. But for all the talk of energy innovation and electric cars, one part of Biden's infrastructure plan is based on a pretty old idea — one from another era when millions of Americans were out of work. NPR's Scott Detrow and Nathan Rott report on Biden's proposal to revamp the nearly 100-year-old Civilian Conservation Corps — with a new focus on climate change. Read more from their reporting here.
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| 0:00.0 | The Ford F-150 pickup truck is the most popular vehicle in America. |
| 0:04.4 | It has been for 40 years. |
| 0:06.8 | And now it's going electric. |
| 0:09.0 | It's the president. |
| 0:10.0 | It's stucker. |
| 0:10.8 | Quick. |
| 0:11.2 | How's it drive? |
| 0:12.2 | It's fine. |
| 0:13.2 | You're fine. |
| 0:13.7 | I want to leave. |
| 0:14.6 | I want to leave. |
| 0:15.5 | It's called the Lightning. |
| 0:17.6 | Ford Motor Company unveiled it this week. |
| 0:20.4 | President Biden took one for a test drive in Michigan on Tuesday. |
| 0:23.9 | It's all right. |
| 0:25.9 | Where he also toured the factory and gave a speech. |
| 0:29.5 | The future of the auto industry is electric. |
| 0:32.6 | There's no turning back. |
| 0:34.4 | But the future isn't here quite yet. |
| 0:37.2 | And Biden wants to step on the accelerator by investing billions in electric vehicle technology. |
| 0:43.6 | That includes charging stations and tax credits. |
| 0:47.0 | And he wants it to be part of his massive infrastructure spending plan. |
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