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The movement is aimed at the ability of plants to make electric cars (electric cars), hybrids and cars with gasoline in the same meeting line, Reuters reported.
The main vice president of the American Unit of Honda, Jennifer Thomas, said that the corporate announced in 2022 the objective of investing $ 700 million in those comforts and that this figure had been reviewed at one billion dollars now.
Honda is taking a component with an LG energy solution to build a battery plant in OHIO as a component of its Honda EV cube.
The total investment in the project is estimated to be $4.4bn.
The corporate reorganizing its Auto Marysville plant, the East Liberty Auto plant and the Anna engines plant, all located in Ohio.
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Thomas said, “We created flexibility to produce ice, hybrid, and electric cars on the same production lines in Ohio. This is to temporarily respond to adjustments in visitor calls and market conditions. »»
The investment announcement comes amid policy adjustments in the United States.
Thomas expressed his thoughts regarding U. S. management’s focus on EV incentives.
Recently, U. S. President Donald Trump revised an executive order in 2021 signed through former President Joe Biden, who led some of the new Electric car sales through 2030.
In the executive order, Trump also announced halting funding for EV charging stations, sought to end state waivers for zero-emission rules by 2035, and considered eliminating EV tax credits.
Thomas said, “We want to locate a path to the dramatic political rabbit each and every 4 years in favor of policies that herald stability and enable strategic decision-making for our industry. “
Thomas added that incentives for electric cars “are something difficult in our ability to compete, and undermine incentives leads to relief in electric cars sales. “
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