SpotTennessee is emerging as a leader in a national scramble to develop electric$-$vehicle and battery production, as states compete to woo multibillion$-$dollar investments from auto companies pivoting away from the combustion engine. Ford and South Korean battery maker SK Innovation recently said they plan to develop a

large complex to make electric vehicles $($EVs$)$ and batteries there. That follows similar investments made by GM and VW to add EV production at their Tennessee assembly plants