TOKYO -- For decades, the internal combustion engine has powered cars and household incomes worldwide. Now, the future of jobs making thousands of engine components looks as murky as that of the technology itself.
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A Toyota Motor engine plant in West Virginia, U.S. The rise of EVs threatens to eliminate thousands of jobs related to the combustion engine. (Photo courtesy of Toyota)
TOKYO -- For decades, the internal combustion engine has powered cars and household incomes worldwide. Now, the future of jobs making thousands of engine components looks as murky as that of the technology itself.