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Ditching EVs for Hybrids Is Already Paying Off for Automakers

Plus, BMW plans to launch a hydrogen car by 2028 with Toyota's help, and the UAW wins recognition at a Tennessee GM Ultium battery plant.

Proponents of fuel cells point to long driving ranges and argue the technology can prove effective in regions where battery-charging infrastructure isn’t strong enough to support a transition to EVs. Thorsten Groeger, head of IG Metall for the German region where Volkswagen is based, pointed to the fact that agreements stuck between the company and unions during previous rough times were designed specifically to get the automaker through them. Speaking to German broadcaster NDR, Stephan Weil, premier of the state of Lower Saxony which houses five of the six plants currently protected by job guarantees, said the carmaker must find a way to share the burden of the crisis fairly.

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