There is growing fear these days that the move to electric vehicles spells certain doom for a lot of low-skilled factory work. It mostly comes from the prediction, proffered by Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess two years ago, that EVs will require 30% less labor than gasoline burners. He’s not alone, either. Great change often brings pain, but how much? Certainly, the 135,000 people making engine and transmissions today are at risk. Engines require big metal castings, many more parts and much more labor to build than electric motors and batteries, said manufacturing guru Sandy Munro of Munro and Associates. Electric motors are […]