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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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auto industry jobs could rise by 150,000 by 2030 if battery electric vehicles sales reach 50 percent by 2030 and the vehicle market share of U.S.-assembled It believes that there will be a net loss of 275,000 auto industry jobs by 2040, with most of the drop off coming between 2030 and 2035.

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Mercedes EV plant in Alabama narrowly declines to join UAW, bucking trend

Baua Electric

Mercedes-Benz kicks off EQS SUV production in Alabama (Source: Mercedes-Benz) Hot on the heels of a historic victory where VW workers in Tennessee voted to join the United Auto Workers union , Mercedes workers in Vance, Alabama have narrowly voted against joining UAW themselves. However, not all is bad for UAW in Alabama.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

In our latest blog post, EVmatch advisor Jeff Pickett takes a deep dive into the landmark bill, looking at what the IRA means for climate change mitigation and the EV industry. made EV at its plant in Tennessee the next month. The IRA is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation in the history of the U.S.