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Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even If Republicans Ax Tax Break

by doener on 6/23/25, 6:37 PM with 61 comments

  • by duxup on 6/23/25, 6:39 PM

    Cutting these tax breaks seems counter productive.

    What is supposed to happen? The US and vehicle makers doubles down on ICE cars while the rest of the world moves in the other direction?

    Sounds like a good way to trash any competitiveness US car makers have....

  • by GenerWork on 6/23/25, 7:20 PM

    Good, that's the way it should be. If EVs are the future of personal vehicles (and I think they will be), then there's all the reasons to trade short term pain for long term gain.

  • by throwaway48476 on 6/23/25, 8:14 PM

    This also hurts innovation into more efficient gas engines for hybrids. Without needing the engine to power the wheels new engine types become viable.

  • by LorenDB on 6/23/25, 6:47 PM

  • by laidoffamazon on 6/23/25, 9:01 PM

    It’s unclear if they will or won’t - but given the current presidents tendency to attack any entity that crosses him with “lawfare” it doesn’t seem safe to accurately project their intentions