RE:You think?That's a good question jboom. Check out Biden's comments after he pulled a few wheelies in the F-150 (0-60 in 4.4 sec - OMG!) Looks to me like they are open for business on anything EV although batteries are specifically mentioned. I love the mention of R&D "grants and tax credits". R&D is key to Exro's success I feel and the job posting support this. Separate yourself from the pack. The Arizona initiative looks better all the time.
"The future of the auto industry is electric. There's no turning back," President Biden said during a visit to Ford's (F) new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. He later jumped into the all-new F-150 Lightning, driving around an empty lot that's used as a test track. "This sucker's quick," Biden told reporters, saying the electric truck goes 0 to 60 mph in about 4.4 seconds before speeding away.
Quote: "The real question is if we'll lead or fall behind in the race to the future, or whether we'll build these vehicles or the batteries that go in them here in the United States or rely on other countries. We used to invest more in research and development more than any country in the world... and China was no. 9. We are now no. 8 and China is no. 1. We have to move fast."
The stopover came ahead of today's splashy introduction of the all-electric F-150 Lightning, which is the second mass-market EV from Ford (following the Mustang Mach-E). Ford says the pickup will bring stunning innovation, technologies and capabilities to the popular F-Series, without sacrificing power, payload and towing capability. CEO Jim Farley has also revealed that the F-150 Lightning will be able "to power your home during an outage, it's even quicker than the original F-150 Lightning performance truck, and it will constantly improve through over-the-air updates." Full pricing and specifications will come at 9:30 p.m. tonight.
Pitch for infrastructure: "We're going to put Americans to work, which will include 50,000 charging stations along our roads and highways, homes and apartments," Biden remarked. "We're also going to boost our manufacturing capacity, as well as grants and tax credits to boost manufacturing of these clean vehicles, batteries, semiconductors and small computer chips." His administration's recently unveiled $2T infrastructure package, known as the American Jobs Plan, includes $174B to "win the EV market."
