Ann: European Grant for LiB Recycling Project, page-9

"VW / and closer to home MB is reducing ev production"

Once again complete and utter nonsense. VW cut production of 2 models for 14 days over the October Holiday period whilst staff were away etc, before continuing to ramp them up from now onwards.
Mercedes are forecasting 50% of sales to be EVs by 2025 and are going fully electric by 2030.

Neither company are reducing EV production by any metric.

Don't let the truth get in the way of good propangada tho.

Also here's some more news- this one from Volvo.
According to your understanding EVs are so unaffordable that they just decided to cease making diesel cars next year because they hate profits?:

"Rowan, a Scot who previously led the fan and drier company Dyson, said its new electric model, a smaller sports utility vehicle called the EX30, would be as profitable as its petrol and diesel cars – a touchstone for established manufacturers. Volvo will stop making diesel cars early next year, it said last month.Volvo had a 9% profit margin on its electric cars in the period, and the EX30 will increase that to between 15% and 20%, Rowan said. Volvo has had stronger than expected demand for the new car, whose £34,000 starting price is lower than the brand’s other electric offerings.“The EX30 gets us to price parity,” Rowan said. “That’s really a big pivot point for us. We’ll be one of the first that gets to BEV/ICE parity.”

https://www.mercedes-benz.com.au/passengercars/brand/mercedes-me-magazine/innovation/articles/daimler-electric-vehicle-strategy.html