The automaker cited a potential problem with the battery pack of the F-150 Lightning but said it was unaware of any incidents “in the field.”
The law is part of the E.U.’s ambitious plans to make the 27-member bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
The law is part of the E.U.’s ambitious plans to make the 27-member bloc carbon neutral by 2050.
If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system would be the first group at the company to organize.
Ford’s $3.5 billion plant in Michigan will draw on technology from CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s No. 1 maker of electric-car batteries.
If it fails or misfires, then it will greatly limit the number of tools to fight climate change or a recession.
Competition, government incentives and falling raw material prices are making battery-powered cars more affordable sooner than expected.
In places like West Virginia, money from three major laws passed by Congress is pouring into the alternative energy industry and other projects. “I think it’s a renaissance for the labor movement,” said one union official.
The loan will help accelerate Redwood Materials’ plans to produce components for electric car batteries from new and recycled sources.
The semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries will dedicate part of its output to G.M. as the automaker offers more electric vehicles and driver-assistance systems.