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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. Michigan Governor’s Gretchen Whitmer, for example, claimed that since she took office in 2019, 25,000 new auto jobs were added to the state through her leadership in leading “the future of mobility and electrification.”

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

However, the report authors found, the agencies should re-examine certain issues such as consumer behavior and the effectiveness of certain technologies in an upcoming mid-term review. In addition, the report found, evidence suggests that the standards will lead the nation’s light-duty vehicle fleet to become lighter but not less safe.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. Were charging full-speed ahead before we know exactly what the investment is going to be, before we know whether we can make any money off it or not, before we know how many were going to sell," Lutz said. Everything is on the table."

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