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Key takeaway: > The [linked CNN] article noted that the union has been wary about the shift to EVs and how the shift would affect jobs since EVs take 30% less
by breckenedge 5y ago
Key takeaway:
> The [linked CNN] article noted that the union has been wary about the shift to EVs and how the shift would affect jobs since EVs take 30% less labor to assemble than ICE vehicles (internal combustion engine vehicles).
Does this mean that EVs are assembled 30% more efficiently? If so, wow, what an enormous leap! And manufacturers have been looking to cut assembly costs for years, turns out they just needed to build a different type of car.
- salawat 5y agoNo, it means 30% more tasks in creating an ICE are resistant to being automated, requiring a human or group of humans to do the job.
- breckenedge 5y agoSweet. I lived through the 1980s obsession with automation that ended up backfiring on GM. Great to see it’s working now.