Europe will have to create a program for the retraining of workers in the field of auto industry to avoid problems with workplaces due to electric vehicles. This was stated by the Electromobility Platform (The Platform for Electromobility), which includes more than 40 automobile corporations and transport organizations, including Tesla Inc, Renault and Nissan.
She called on the EU countries to focus on investment in education and advanced training, so that “no one stayed behind” as the automotive industry transitions to electrocars.
The Platform for Electromobility referred to a report released by the International Consulting Company BCG, according to which analysts promised that by 2030 about 60 percent of cars produced will be electric, and 36 percent – with a hybrid engine.
Now 5.7 million people work in the European auto industry. After 10 years, the total number of jobs will be reduced by 35 thousand, that is, less than one percent. However, employment in some traditional industries will decrease significantly. For example, in the production of internal combustion engines (DVS), the number of jobs will decrease by 42 percent. And suppliers specializing in electric motors and other “green” technologies, on the contrary, will provide 300 thousand new jobs.
In this case, the number of unoccupied citizens in Europe is growing. This is due to the program of saving jobs: employees were sent on vacation during the Lokdaun period to preserve them in position. However, during the company’s pandemic, they learned how to automate the processes and want to reduce the staff.