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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

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Ford shuts electric truck plant as sales slow

Ford shuts electric vehicle truck plant as sales slow

Ford Motor Company announced Thursday the closure of its Dearborn Michigan plant for the final six weeks of 2024 due to sluggish demand for the F-150 Lightning electric truck.

The market for EV pickups has proven softer than producers had hoped, with anecdotal reports that lack of charging station access continues to weigh on consumer decision making. Earlier in 2024, Ford reduced production numbers for the Lightning EV by half. Plans to introduce an EV SUV for the US market were also scrapped. 

The new closure will furlough 800 workers as a result and follows a round of layoffs during earlier EV production. To soften the blow, Ford notified employees that manager bonuses would be slashed by up to 65%, with future compensation tied more closely to performance metrics. 

The Dearborn layoffs come as the presidential election shines a spotlight on decisions within organized labor. Workers at a Tennessee battery plant voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in September — the latest in a push by the union into the EV segment to make headway. Separately, a significant portion of UAW members in the midwest have expressed growing concern that EV adoption will ultimately open the US market to inexpensive China-made cars.  

For Ford, the plant closure is the latest in a series of disappointing developments in their EV efforts. 

The iconic car company reported third-quarter results on Monday, with guidance from management to the low end of the projected range. The disappointing results followed strong performance by rivals General Motors GM and Tesla TSLA

On the company’s earnings call, senior management said that, despite $1 billion in cost cutting measures, Ford expects to lose $5 billion on its electric truck and car business, driven by pricing pressure from rivals and higher warranty costs. 

CEO James Farley noted one bright spot, saying that Europe remains an attractive market for EV. Ford recently launched an EV Explorer for the European market.

“The good news is we’re starting to scale EV business in Europe. And those vehicles are margin-positive, and they’re becoming a bigger mix of our business,” Farley said. 

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The London Stock Exchange releases climate report

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) released its COP29 Net Zero Atlas report Thursday, providing detailed analysis of carbon policies and targets of the G20 economies. In the report, the LSEG projects that global warming may reach 2.6°C under current policies, and would drive more frequent and destructive climate hazards, such as heatwaves and storms.

Microsoft to build greener data centers 

Microsoft MSFT confirmed plans on Thursday to begin constructing data centers with renewable engineered timber products. The move comes as the tech giant attempts to  balance its carbon-reduction targets with the rising demand for AI related data center investments.  The move is the latest from Microsoft, which has backed carbon capture and other green initiatives globally in recent years, as well pledging to fund the relaunch of the Three Mile Island nuclear facility last month.

UN backed alliance urges more climate action

In a report released Wednesday, the United Nations backed Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA). The organization’s fourth annual progress report revealed that 79 of the 88 alliance members have set portfolio targets covering over $4.3 trillion. The report urges action for national climate leaders attending COP29 in Baku later this month.

“Despite significant advances in asset owner portfolio decarbonisation, the pace of transition in the real economy remains insufficient, with global emissions continuing to rise each year,” said Wendy Walford, head of climate risk at the NZAOA.

Read more: Private equity looks to Europe as U.S. renewable energy wavers

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