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Michigan announces wireless charging pilot, state-funded EV charging network

Green Car Reports

Over the past decade, Michigan, the traditional home of the U.S. auto industry and a hub for manufacturing, has seemed perfectly fine ceding leadership in electric vehicle infrastructure to the West Coast.

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Lake Michigan EV touring route takes form with open Rivian Waypoints chargers

Green Car Reports

Do the electric vehicles or the chargers come first?

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Visiting Ford EV Center, Biden says, “The future of the auto industry is electric”

Plug in America

This week, President Joe Biden visited the Ford Motor Company Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, getting a preview of the all-electric version of their F-150 pickup truck, the highest-selling vehicle in the country. The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden.

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Auto industry survey finds need for materials innovation to meet 2025 CAFE; greatest change seen in powertrain systems

Green Car Congress

Nearly half the respondents say the greatest change in materials will be in powertrain systems, noting that advanced propulsion systems—from downsized engines to hybrid and electric vehicle systems and batteries—will drive new material requirements. L/100 km) was negotiated to 54.5 L/100 km).

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UAW expands strike to include 6,800 workers at Stellantis truck plant

Teslarati

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union expanded strikes against Stellantis this week, targeting a key truck plant in Michigan with 6,800 workers walking off the job. ” It's time for a deal that recognizes our members' sacrifices and contributions to the auto industry. “Labor is asking for so much.

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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

Teslarati

Ford also laid off around 600 employees at a plant in Wayne, Michigan. Strikes have so far hit GM’s full-size van and midsize truck plant in Wentzville, a Ford Bronco SUV and Ranger midsize truck plant in Wayne, Michigan, and a Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio, which produces the Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator. What are your thoughts?

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Ford EV production push receives another shove

Teslarati

.” Currently, the Oakville facility produces the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus, neither of which are electric vehicles. Its new flagship production location, BlueOval City, is now under construction in Tennessee and will start producing battery cells and next-generation electric vehicles in 2025.

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