China and India are leading the way on this technology.
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Many would say that swappable batteries have had their day for EVs. But it’s time to face the fact that the charging model isn’t working either.
Will Tesla’s workers be the next to approve a UAW contract?
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Wooing those workers will be expensive and require a lot of creativity, since many of them are employed in ‘right-to-work’ states.
About 46,000 autoworkers gradually went on strike starting in mid-September.
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Rank-and-file union members employed by the automakers have to ratify the new contracts before they become official.
UAW union members picket in front of a Stellantis distribution center on Sept. 25, 2023, in Carrollton, Texas.
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The companies are making more generous offers, and the union is commanding support from the general public and the president of the United States.
UAW members and leaders march in Detroit on Sept. 15, 2023 – the first day of the union’s strike.
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Building an auto industry for the future that serves the needs of workers, companies and consumers alike will require innovative partnerships between the union and management.
United Auto Workers members rally after marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on Sept. 4, 2023.
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A work stoppage hitting the three largest American automakers at the same time is unprecedented.
UAW President Walter Reuther, center, shakes hands with a Ford executive after agreeing on a three-year contract in 1967.
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Reuther was both ambitious and pragmatic, scoring many victories for autoworkers.
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks with General Motors workers on July 12, 2023, in Detroit.
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A strike would shake up the auto industry, even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive market controlled by GM, Ford and Stellantis have been shrinking for decades.
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Supplies of batteries and semi-conductors can put the brakes on ambitious developments.