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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

All four men felt that LEVs could eventually be one of the most important forms of personal transportation, and had already been supporting that cause. His presentation won him an engineering scholarship to Duke University. It was like the early days of the automobile industry when everything was so scattered,” Smith explained.

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

The Truth About Cars

From AP : The company, he said, builds more vehicles in America and has more United Auto Workers employees than any company, which has increased its costs in a highly competitive industry. Ford has 57,000 UAW workers compared with 46,000 at GM and 43,000 at Stellantis. GM and Stellantis are reportedly only offering 20 percent.

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The Magnet That Made the Modern World

Cars That Think

The two project leaders— Masato Sagawa of Sumitomo and John Croat of GM—surprised each other by announcing their results at the same conference in Pittsburgh in 1983. Masato Sagawa Sagawa: It was when I made the first presentation at the MMM Conference, Magnetism and Magnetic Material Conference, held in Pittsburgh in 1983.

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Opinion: Biden’s Tesla snub shows that clout, not innovation, is driving the American EV revolution

Teslarati

Executives from the Detroit Big 3 were there, and for all intents and purposes, the event presented a venue for the administration and legacy automakers to somewhat pat themselves on the back for accepting sustainable transportation. “It was considered the worst workforce in the automobile industry in the United States.

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