Electric Cars Already Mean More Jobs

President Barack Obama’s efforts to boost electric car production within the next five years are already paying off and they’re helping more than just battery makers.

Less than a year after the President promised $2.4 billion in federal grants for electric car development and manufacturing, ailing U.S. automakers have started hiring again.

Ford Motors (Stock Quote: F) has added 170 assembly jobs in Michigan as it ramps up its electric car production and it plans to hire 50 engineers, according to The Wall Street Journal. And the American automaker is planning to …

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