The HARD TRUTH about EVs

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Ford Motor is pausing construction of a $3.5 billion battery plant in Marshall, Mich., where it had planned to produce lower-cost cells using technology from a Chinese battery maker.

The U.S. automaker said Monday it was halting work and limiting spending on the factory until it is confident in its ability to operate it competitively. The stoppage is effective immediately, and the company hasn’t made any final decisions about its planned investment.

 
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Weather Man said:
Ford Motor is pausing construction of a $3.5 billion battery plant in Marshall, Mich., where it had planned to produce lower-cost cells using technology from a Chinese battery maker.

The U.S. automaker said Monday it was halting work and limiting spending on the factory until it is confident in its ability to operate it competitively. The stoppage is effective immediately, and the company hasn’t made any final decisions about its planned investment.

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Let’s connect some of the dots here. President Biden is coming to Detroit and presumably will meet with striking Ford workers. That must be mighty annoying to Ford, to say the least.

President Biden also has a lot riding on the transition to electric vehicles, which his administration has backed to the hilt. So when Ford announces it’s stopping construction of a battery plant right on the eve of the President flying into town, it seems to be more than a coincidence.

Moreover, the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, took a lot of heat providing state subsidies for that battery plant, and with construction of that plant coming to a standstill, it’s going to put her in a bad light. The UAW says it will not endorse President Biden’s reelection campaign unless he earns it. But Ford’s move shows Biden and Democrats like Whitmer that there’s going to be a cost for their support of the UAW strike.
 
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VRYALT3R3D said:
Let’s connect some of the dots here. President Biden is coming to Detroit and presumably will meet with striking Ford workers. That must be mighty annoying to Ford, to say the least.

President Biden also has a lot riding on the transition to electric vehicles, which his administration has backed to the hilt. So when Ford announces it’s stopping construction of a battery plant right on the eve of the President flying into town, it seems to be more than a coincidence.

Moreover, the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, took a lot of heat providing state subsidies for that battery plant, and with construction of that plant coming to a standstill, it’s going to put her in a bad light. The UAW says it will not endorse President Biden’s reelection campaign unless he earns it. But Ford’s move shows Biden and Democrats like Whitmer that there’s going to be a cost for their support of the UAW strike.
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The contract negotiations are going worse than projected, the bean counters recounted.
 
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VRYALT3R3D said:
Let’s connect some of the dots here. President Biden is coming to Detroit and presumably will meet with striking Ford workers. That must be mighty annoying to Ford, to say the least.

President Biden also has a lot riding on the transition to electric vehicles, which his administration has backed to the hilt. So when Ford announces it’s stopping construction of a battery plant right on the eve of the President flying into town, it seems to be more than a coincidence.

Moreover, the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, took a lot of heat providing state subsidies for that battery plant, and with construction of that plant coming to a standstill, it’s going to put her in a bad light. The UAW says it will not endorse President Biden’s reelection campaign unless he earns it. But Ford’s move shows Biden and Democrats like Whitmer that there’s going to be a cost for their support of the UAW strike.
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I don't see why Ford is bothered. They already lose $80k on each EV they make, what is a couple more thou for UAW wage increases?
 
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VRYALT3R3D said:
Let’s connect some of the dots here. President Biden is coming to Detroit and presumably will meet with striking Ford workers. That must be mighty annoying to Ford, to say the least.

President Biden also has a lot riding on the transition to electric vehicles, which his administration has backed to the hilt. So when Ford announces it’s stopping construction of a battery plant right on the eve of the President flying into town, it seems to be more than a coincidence.

Moreover, the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, took a lot of heat providing state subsidies for that battery plant, and with construction of that plant coming to a standstill, it’s going to put her in a bad light. The UAW says it will not endorse President Biden’s reelection campaign unless he earns it. But Ford’s move shows Biden and Democrats like Whitmer that there’s going to be a cost for their support of the UAW strike.
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Blah blah blah. Can you give any in-depth rhetoric or just CNN talking points? Sad Canadian.
 
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CONNECTIVITY: The data suggests that more than half all charging failures come from a station not being able to connect to its network for authentication. Because most EV charging networks use cellular links in their stations, they’re subject to the cell-service vagaries we’ve all suffered.

UH.........., how about you put credit card in, you get electric. I know, CRAZY model, it will never work.

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