More than 400,000 German jobs at risk in switch to electric cars - Handelsblatt

BERLIN (Reuters) - The shift to electric vehicles could cost 410,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, daily Handelsblatt reported on Monday, citing government advisers.In engines and transmissions' production alone, around 88,000 jobs will be at risk, the newspaper said, citing a report by the National Platform for the Future of Mobility (NPM), an advisory council for the government.Electric cars' engines are made of fewer parts and require less maintenance than combustion engines, which will result in..