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Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pushed a transition to green energy and electric cars as Americans face record high prices at the pump. As gas costs soar and more workers are returning to the office as covid numbers fall, President Joe Biden's administration announced a $3.7 billion boost for public transportation, including an investment in new fleets of electric buses. 'We are all in the midst of a turning point. We have the technologies to transition to a zero emission fleet,' Harris said during the announcement. 'We can address the climate crisis and grow our economy at the same time.' Buttigieg also stressed how the money would help the environment. 'Transit gets riders where they need to be efficiently and affordably with far less pollution to thrive. And it's even good for drivers of cars, because it means less congestion and traffic on our roads. And transit is even better when it's clean transit with modern electric buses that don't pollute at all,' he said. Neither official mentioned gas prices: AAA reported Sunday that the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.009 -- the highest since 2008. On Monday, the average price hit $4.10 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. Also a factor is cost: The average transaction price for an electric vehicle (EV) is $56,437, according to Kelley Blue Book, which is about $10,000 higher than the overall industry average for a vehicle. - Talk about Tone Deaf