PJ Media Reports: How many times have you heard a politician crow that the push for electric vehicles will create jobs? To hear the left (and some on the right) talk, not only will electric cars save the planet, but they’ll put a chicken in every pot and a charging station in every garage.

“The President’s economic plan has generated an American, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing boom that is creating new economic opportunity and tens of thousands of good-paying and union jobs across the country,” the White House said in a statement in Sept. 2022.

One month later, the White House bragged that its massive emphasis on EVs “will improve America’s energy independence, strengthen national security, support good-paying jobs across battery supply chains, and lower costs for working families.”

Plug-in America reported in 2022 that “This transition has the potential to add jobs, stimulate local economies, and drive innovation in a segment previously at risk of stagnation, making EVs a win-win-win for consumers, the economy, and our planet.”

The think tank Economic Policy Institute said in a 2021 report that if EVs “rise to 50% of domestic auto sales by 2030, 150,000 jobs in the auto industry could be created with policy measures to shore up U.S. market share and domestic content in BEV production.” That’s a big “if,” and the report goes on to say that this job creation hinges on the manufacturing of vehicles, batteries, and other parts taking place in the United States.

That’s all well and good, but how does what Ford is doing in Europe, where the EV push is even stronger, bode for our automotive industry?