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Martin Eden

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13. Neverthess, those EV battery jobs were lost
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:24 AM
Monday

That plant in Kentucky was repurposed, which was fortunate for that community. However, the need for a battery storage plant existed, and a plant for it would have been built elsewhere. The end result is one plant, instead of two -- a net loss for American workers and our economy, directly traceable to Trump’s stupid crusade against renewable energy solutions.

The developed world, including China, is moving towards EVs and multiple new technologies & solutions in an effort to forestall the effects of catastrophic climate change. The election of the orange shitweasel and his congressional majority is going to hurt American workers on this issue.

Of course, that's just one of many facets of FAFO that will hit the fools who voted for him. And the rest of us as well.

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