Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan
The site was going to make lithium iron phosphate cells for electric vehicles.
There was news today about scientists being able to power EV batteries without lithium.
@arstechnica Sounds like they are looking for an excuse to not built the plant.
@arstechnica possibly to retailiate against its striking workers they'll claim its the strikers fault and try to play the victim. In truth their overpricing the few EVs they produce is all about one thing overwhelming GREED of the corporate class.
@arstechnica There’s a strike on. This is just a part of the management playbook.
@arstechnica "We're pausing work […] until we're confident about our ability to competitively run the plant.”
Translation: workers, don’t bargain too hard, or we’ll take our ball and go home. Economic terrorism, plain and simple.
@arstechnica probably pivoting to AI like everyone else out to make a quick buck before everything collapses.