November 30, 2019
WINNING THE WAR ON WAGES:
Why a measured transition to electric vehicles would benefit the U.S. (DAVID M. HART, NOVEMBER 30, 2019, Salon)
Electric cars don't need engines, transmissions or fuel systems, which together provide tens of thousands of well-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs today. And EVs are projected to reduce assembly plant labor hours by 30%.While the transition will create some new jobs, the gains are expected to be far fewer than the losses; a German study of the issue concluded that in the most likely scenario, in which EVs and plug-in hybrids make up 40% of production in 2030, 100,000 jobs in the drive train sector (or about 12% of all German auto jobs) would be eliminated, while just 25,000 would be created. In addition, the skills needed in the auto industry are shifting along with the power train.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 30, 2019 5:44 PM