{"id":3831,"date":"2021-03-21T20:23:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2021-03-28T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T15:01:41","slug":"president-joe-biden-loves-his-corvette-stingray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishtraining.it\/wp_news\/2021\/03\/21\/president-joe-biden-loves-his-corvette-stingray\/","title":{"rendered":"President Joe Biden loves his Corvette Stingray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commander-in-chief Joe Biden had to wave goodbye to driving his beloved 1967 Corvette Stingray when he took the helm of the Oval Office since one of the secret service rules is that presidents don’t drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve always loved to drive,” Biden told Jay Leno in an interview. “I love speed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The son of Joseph used sales manager in a large Chevrolet dealership in Wilmington, Delaware, the young Biden Junior began driving muscle cars to school proms and the university premises in the late 1950s despite the absurd restrictions. The campus rules did not allow students to \u201cown\u201d cars at the time but Joe overcame the problem by using \u201crented\u201d cars that were managed by the company where his father worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in an environment where hot-rods were not only a daily topic in the home, in 1967 Biden received as a wedding gift from his dad \u2013 an awesome Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, four-speed with a 327 V8 engine and goes 0-60 in 4.7 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Chevy Stingray cost $5,600 back in the late \u201960s (current value $78,000) and has always been in the name of Joe Biden –  a true lover of fine cars and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, the automotive world has welcomed Biden’s victory with favor and enthusiasm. Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess said that “the democratic program is more in line with our global strategy to combat climate change through electrification.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One campaign promise has been to support the renewal of the automotive fleet with half a million charging points by 2030, the full return of the $7,500 tax credit (abolished under Trump) for electric cars and a commitment to stricter rules to protect the environment and encourage the market for electric models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cI believe we can own the 21st<\/sup>-century market again by moving to electric vehicles,\u201d said Biden. \u201cThey tell me that they\u2019re making an electric corvette that can go 200 mph.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When it comes to cars, Biden has champagne tastes. The Genovation\u2019s 200+mph Corvette \u2013Based GXE costs $750,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden loves electric supercars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud of being the first pure-electric to top 200 and later 210 mph\u201d Andrew Saul, CEO of Genovation Cars in a media press release. \u201cIn 2016 we achieved a Guinness World Record by accelerating from rest to 189.48 mph in one mile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silent and Smooth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Genovation GXE is a unique creation \u2013 an electrified Corvette, powered by two electric motors making a combined output of 800 horsepower and 700 pound-feet of torque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genovation is offering both a seven-speed manual and a dual-clutch automatic, while proving that the electric Corvette can sprint from 0-60 mph in under three seconds before maxing out at 220 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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