The politics of where to build an electric car have become much more complicated since Putin decided to attack Ukraine.
spends too much time writing about politics, without stopping to consider the impact of politics on where electric car manufacturing takes place. Just today, there are reports about Volkswagen considering a second manufacturing facility in the US and Tesla pondering a factory in India. China plays a prominent role in both decisions. Here’s more.For years, Volkswagen has faced languishing sales in the US. The diesel cheating scandal that began in 2015 has been an ongoing drag on US sales.
One of the things the company needs to decide is whether it will build its own battery cells or partner with, which is currently designated to be the supplier for battery cells for cars built in Tennessee. Diess also suggested a second US factory — possibly also located in Chattanooga — which would expand the company’s EV manufacturing capacity in America to around 600,000 cars annually.claims. “The war in Ukraine is particularly damaging to Europe, according to Wolfsburg.
A second US factory invites all sorts of interesting new ideas. Could the new ID. Buzz be manufactured there? Or perhaps the rumored
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