Why is Joe Biden driving a battery-powered Ford F-150?
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Avid car enthusiast Joe Biden
Joe Biden, sporting aviator sunglasses, looked out from the driver's seat of Ford's new electric truck and delivered a presidential proclamation: 'This sucker's quick.'
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Ford F-150 Lightning
The battery-powered Ford F-150 Lightning is unveiled on May 19 as the auto giant's new big bet on the emerging electric auto market. But avid car enthusiast Biden not only got a sneak preview Tuesday -- he managed a test drive.
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Electric dreams
Streaking across the enormous tarmac expanse of Ford's proving grounds in Dearborn, Michigan, with just a Secret Service agent in the passenger seat for company, Biden appeared to be living his dream. At 78, Biden is the oldest person ever elected to the White House but at the wheel he acted more like a giddy teenage driver.
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Truck's features
The pickup truck, almost silent, flashed across the hot, hazy surface before turning back to journalists accompanying the president. The Lightning can hit 0-60 mph in about 4.4 seconds.
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Promoting infrastructure plan
Biden was racing around in a yet-to-be-sold Ford truck to promote his $2 trillion infrastructure plan. In addition to rebuilding standard stuff like roads and bridges, Biden's package would pour $174 billion into electric vehicle development.