""I write in the book that I thought it was a big mistake to not invite Elon Musk when we did a big EV event," she told Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell."
""I mean, here he is, the major American manufacturer of extraordinary innovation in this space.""
""So, I thought that was a mistake, and I don't know Elon Musk, but I have to assume that that was something that hit him hard and had an impact on his perspective," she added."
Kamala Harris reiterated regret over Elon Musk and Tesla being excluded from a August 2021 White House electric vehicle event that featured General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The exclusion was widely viewed as a nod to organized labor and the United Auto Workers, since Tesla plants are not unionized. Harris described the non-invitation as a mistake and urged U.S. presidents to put aside political loyalties when recognizing major technological innovation. Musk reacted at the time on Twitter and later criticized the administration and aspects of the Build Back Better plan, including subsidies for charging infrastructure.
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