Large companies like Deere (NYSE: DE), Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR), and Eaton (NYSE: ETN) may not pay the highest dividends. Deere's blend of short-term success, in-house software and hardware, and premium brand power make it one of the more unique companies in that it combines legacy industrial roots with aggressive investments in technology. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and news that California -- and potentially other states to follow -- intends to ban the sale of cars powered by only gasoline by 2035 are merely two signals that demand for EVs is poised to drive higher.