Tavares to suppliers: We are not 'the bad cop'

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says suppliers wanting to help the Earth must absorb the extra costs of upcoming EVs, such as the electric Ram and battery-electric Jeep. (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ILLUSTRATION)

March 07, 2022 05:00 AM

AMSTERDAM — Electric Ram pickups are on the way, and zero-emission Jeep odysseys through the countryside soon will be possible.

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