The union’s goals should be achieved through creative but hard-nosed collective bargaining, not with attacks on the automakers in ways that can hurt them in the marketplace.
The UK government is thought to have promised up to £500M in subsidies to Jaguar Land-Rover’s owner, Tata, to build an automotive battery plant in the country.
While it shares its platform and much more with the SL roadster, AMG CEO Michael Schiebe says the GT has been conceived to be the more sporting of the two front-engine models.
As batteries are a dominant and expensive element of BEVs, insurance premiums could rise if they cannot be repaired after accidents – further inflating the cost of owning a BEV.
Electric concepts abound at Goodwood, including Porsche’s open-top concept car that points to the future of the 718 Boxster, and two Polestar prototypes.
