Jim Farley, CEO of Ford says the production of their electric vehicles requires 40% less workforce labor than the production of the same amount of fossil fuel vehicles.

Electric vehicles are just simpler than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. This has been a long running discussion among those in the industry.

Clean Technica states:

Interestingly, Farley is also taking this difference to shift Ford back to more vertical integration. Rather than lay off workers, Farley aims to retrain them to produce more parts within the walls of Ford. As Farley says it, “we have to insource, so that everyone has a role in this growth.”

There are lower maintenance costs – no belts, no tubes, no hoses. This equates to less parts breaking, which means less trips to the dealership or Vehicle Maintenance shop.

Clean Technica continues:

Nonetheless, that’s not easy and certainly not going to be 100% smooth. Farley noted that the transition to EVs would involve “storm clouds.” Recall that Ford aims to reach 50% EV sales by 2030, up from just a few percent in 2022. Making that massive transition provides the opportunity for a new approach and retraining, but also plenty of likely hurdles and challenges.

Batteries are a hot topic in the EV world. Most EV batteries have a life expectancy of 15 to 20 years within the original car, with a second life thereafter.

According to Tesla.com:

Unlike fossil fuels, which release harmful emissions into the atmosphere that are not recovered for reuse, materials in a Tesla lithium-ion battery are recoverable and recyclable. Battery materials are refined and put into a cell, and will still remain in the cell at the end of their life, when they can be recycled to recover its valuable materials for reuse over and over again.

Whether you like it or not, the future is EV. Enjoy your engines now. Because in a decade, EV may overtake gas power.

Here’s Pat’s take on Electric vehicles:




 

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