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Calculating a perfectly timed energy transition, if there is to be one, in which we masterfully reduced energy production in one area of the portfolio and replaced it with an exact incremental amount in another area is simply not possible. There will be two steps forward and occassionally one step backwards. A big part of the consumer energy transition will be the move to electric vehicles. In order for that to happen, people have to prefer electric vehicles over internal combustion engine powered vehicles. That can happen for a number of reasons, with likely the most successful one being a mechanism that makes these vehicles cheaper than other options. In Germany, we are finding out that reducing government subsidies will result in reduced purchasing.

""But making the powertrain of electric vehicles – the batteries, electric motors and power management systems – requires more total labor, not less, than that involved in making engines and transmissions", said Erica Fuchs, a labor researcher at Carnegie Mellon. She worked on the research paper with Cotterman that analyzed the labor requirements of electric versus gasoline powertrains. Researchers at the Boston Consulting Group reached a similar conclusion. They found that manufacturing a complete electric vehicle – beyond just the powertrain – requires, in total, only slightly less labor than making a gasoline-powered car." #ev #leanmanufacturing #labor #manufacturing #talent

A look at a free program in Detroit to train Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment technicians, a role that's expected to be in high demand in the years to come as EV adoption grows and billions of dollars are poured into establishing a reliable, accessible public charging network in the US. More here for Tech Brew on what this program entails and why the EV charging sector is focused on workforce development: https://lnkd.in/gNemA2Yr

🚗🔋 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿'𝘀 𝗘𝗩 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻! 🔌 ⚡ As Labour take office today, here's what the UK drivers needs to know. Details taken from the 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿'𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 released last year (Link in comments for full details). Labour are keen to demonstrate their commitment to accelerating the UK's transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and driving sustainable growth in our automotive industry. Here's how they plan to make it happen: 🔋 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - Part-financing new gigafactories through the National Wealth Fund - Simplifying and speeding up planning approvals for critical projects - Creating 80,000 new jobs and powering 2 million electric vehicles 🔌 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗩 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: - Setting binding targets for EV charge point roll-out - Ensuring reliable charging coverage across the UK by unlocking existing funds - Removing planning barriers to expedite infrastructure projects - Enhancing grid capacity for better EV charging support 🎓 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗩 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲: - Replacing the Apprenticeship Levy with a flexible Growth and Skills Levy - Supporting colleges to specialise in EV technical skills - Establishing Skills England to meet future workforce needs 📊 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀: - Introducing an EV Confident labelling requirement for new electric vehicles - Implementing a standardised battery health certification scheme for used EVs - Setting quality standards for charging app information Regardless of political views, I sincerely hope Labour can help the UK lead the global shift to zero-emission vehicles and create a thriving green economy for us all! 🌍🚗 #ElectricVehicles #EV #AutomotiveIndustry #SustainableFuture #Innovation #GreenEconomy #SkillsDevelopment #EVInfrastructure #BatteryManufacturing #ZeroEmissions #UKManufacturing

Fuel efficiency laws shake up the automotive manufacturing sector! 🚗 Job managers strategise for compliance while job seekers eye emerging roles in electric vehicles and emissions tech. Adaptability is key in this industry's evolution. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dDZx2VmK #AutomotiveTrends #JobMarketShift

Good OEM jobs will stay, just not as combustion engineers. "As the auto industry restructures, it must do so in a way that’s fair to workers and produces vehicles that are affordable to consumers. The agreement with General Motors shows that is a choice, and that tackling climate change by shifting to a zero-emission economy does not have to mean leaving workers behind." While overtly political in its messaging, this article establishes one very important truth: Good jobs will be around for a long time to come in automotive. Yet, it is also true that automotive assembly operations are going to see some SERIOUS downsizing due to less complicated EV builds and new gigacasting production techniques. And IC drivetrain engineering divisions will be decimated. However, while new technologies may downsize employment in one area of the economy, they up it in other areas and become a net positive. This is what OEMs, unions and governments must clearly understand. With OEMs, the good jobs shift out of IC drivetrain engineering and to a lesser extent production, to be replaced by jobs in electrical engineering, battery development and software. Tesla, with no IC baggage, was able to make this change very quickly, and indeed become an industry leader. In other words, the focus needs to shift to job reskilling and education in these areas. I've seen engineers with Phds in IC combustion technology realize its a dead end and retrain themselves in electric drivetrains. These are smart individuals with much foresight. There's plenty of people out there though (who identify themselves in the comments of many of my posts) who are belligerently fighting the inevitability of technological progress with EVs, which has the same outcome of fighting volcanic lava flows. Success from fighting won't happen this time, just as it didn't happen with photography film, CDs and video stores. Unfortunately they'll have to learn the hard way. What are your thoughts around good jobs staying at automotive OEMs, but in different areas? How much job runway have combustion engineers left? Let me know in the comments below #automotive #batteries #climatechange #emobility #electricvehicles #innovation #sustainability