Currently reading: Car makers pushed to become miners and coders in EV shift

Major manufacturers are returning to their roots in a bid to secure materials, technology and jobs

Car makers have been able to rely on an established supply chain for decades, but as we move into the EV era, they're having to rediscover their pioneering roots to do much more of the grunt work themselves.

Electric reinvention has given Ford déjà vu as it tries to lock in the battery materials it needs to prepare for its gradual shift away from combustion engines.

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