Other big automakers are also pouring billions into battery and electric car plants. Ford expects electric models to make up 40 percent of its production by 2030. Even companies that have resisted electric cars have been changing their tune. Previously, Toyota planned to focus on making hybrid cars and trucks and expressed doubts that fully electric vehicles would take off. The Tennessee campus is expected to employ 6,000 people and will house suppliers and a battery recycling operation as well as the truck and battery factories.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2021 22:52 UTC