Even Honda is pivoting to data centers

According to TechCrunch, Honda is pivoting battery production away from electric vehicles and toward data center energy storage. The company began producing batteries this week designed to power data centers—a shift driven by surging demand from the AI infrastructure boom. It's a striking move for an automotive icon, but it underscores a broader reality: as AI reshapes the economy, traditional manufacturers are now betting that powering the servers matters more than building cars.

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