‘Ford’s EV Stockholm syndrome’
The Wall Avenue Journal editorial board
Ford’s “costly wager on electrical autos is not paying off,” says the editorial board of The Wall Avenue Journal. The corporate is working to adjust to authorities EV mandates, and which means Ford is “supporting the administration’s regulation as a result of it desires to socialize EV losses throughout the business.” The White Home is “utilizing subsidies and mandates to take firms captive to its local weather agenda.” Ford is the “newest enterprise to come back down with Stockholm syndrome, but it surely gained’t be the final.”
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