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Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike

17 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from NY Times

"The strike has come as the traditional automakers invest billions to develop electric vehicles while still making most of their money from gasoline-driven cars...Workers are trying to defend jobs as manufacturing shifts from internal combustion engines to batteries

"...The three companies are already struggling to get their electric vehicle business going. Those problems and Tesla's growing sales could put the union in a strong position..."

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