“We have a plan, and now it’s time to execute it,” Husted said Wednesday. “Not since the implementation of the assembly line has America’s auto industry faced so much change so quickly.” “Today, the automobile industry faces new opportunities and challenges brought by the transition to EVs,” said Ryan Augsburger, Ohio Manufacturing Association. Today, are more than 1.4 million EVs in the United States. Adoption is projected to accelerate over the next decade by 80%, it also says. Globally, there are more than 20 million passenger EVs on the road and electrification is spreading rapidly to other segments of transport, the report says. Said Husted: “The Air Force is going to need these skills.” He was born in Dayton, OH to Porcha Sue Cox Taylor and the late Vernon. In the end, these are skills required not just by EV and battery producers, but by the semi-conductor and cloud computing industry, and by the military, he said. John William Lakes, 62, of Abbeville, died Saturday, June 10, 2023, at his residence. “There may be fewer jobs in one sector and more in another, But the aggregate with all that’s happening in advanced manufacturing is expected to grow - according to the industry,” he added. Some workers will transition out of the ICE workforce, either to retirement or to another field, he said. “This is what the industry told us,” Husted said. Ford CEO Jim Farley has said the labor cost of EV production is about 40% lower than a traditional ICE car.īut Husted said the report’s data comes from industry itself. Perhaps one underappreciated facet of EV production is that it requires fewer workers compared to the manufacture of internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles. “This is all going on when we have the lowest unemployment rate in our state’s history.” “We need to have all hands on deck,” Husted said. Meeting the demand will require educators to be on board, students and workers to understand the opportunities and government standing ready to assist or get out of the way. ![]() ![]() In Southwest Ohio - which includes Warren County - the state expects 7% of overall Ohio EV workforce demand, with a strong demand for electrician and electrician technicians. “The bulk of talent demand will be for manufacturing roles, such as engineers, equipment technicians and credentialed operators,” the report said of Western Ohio’s expected needs. Explore ‘Building tomorrow:’ Honda breaks ground for new Fayette County EV battery plant Honda’s joint venture battery production site with LG Energy Solution is also being built now near Jeffersonville. This is driven by the two largest EV investments in the region - Honda’s $237M battery retooling in Anna and SEMCORP’s $916M new EV facility.
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