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Electric vehicles effect on manufacturing processes and supply chain

Automobile companies are more and more focusing on the development and production of electric vehicles. Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. last year reached nearly 200,000, a more than 25 percent jump from 2016. Companies like Ford and General Motors are even discontinuing small/economy cars to develop electric vehicle models. What are the changes needed to be made to manufacturing/work processes in order for them to produce electric vehicles? Can they still use the existing plants and assembly lines or they need different and new infrastructure? What are the possible effects on the supply chain as a whole?