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Consumers Energy commits to powering 1M EVs in Michigan by 2030

Green Car Congress

Michigan utility Consumers Energy is committing to powering 1 million electric vehicles by 2030. The goal would support the auto industry’s goal to have electric vehicles be 50% of new sales by 2030. Today, there are about 30,000 registered EVs in Michigan, but electric vehicle sales have been growing by 20% annually.

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Drizzle moves Michigan dealership

Baua Electric

DETROIT — Intense storms swept via southeast Michigan Thursday afternoon, bringing bulky mist, robust winds and, in some parks, massive downpour. “We have sustained damage to a large portion of our inventory and our building.” “We have sustained damage to a large portion of our inventory and our building.”

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2020 Detroit Auto Show cancels amid COVID-19 pandemic; expected conversion of TCF Center to field hospital

Green Car Congress

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across the world and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s expected plans to repurpose TCF Center into a temporary field hospital. NAIAS will hold its next annual show in June 2021.

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Biden pitches $174B electric vehicle plan at Ford in Michigan

Electrek

US President Joe Biden is making the case for his electric vehicle plan today during a visit to a Ford Motor electric vehicle plant in Dearborn, Michigan, this afternoon. He is also likely to make note of the fact that United Auto Workers will build the F-150 Lightning.

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Fact Check: Did President Biden Help Bring An Auto Plant Back?

The Truth About Cars

Home to an auto plant for nearly 60 years. Then, I was elected to office, and we raised Belvidere repeatedly with auto companies, knowing unions would make all the difference. Showing once again Wall Street didn’t build America. They didn’t build it, though. Thousands of workers feared for their livelihoods.

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Michigan team sues to ban Ford battery plant

Baua Electric

The plant — dubbed BlueOval Battery Landscape Michigan — is about to not hidden in 2026. It’s anticipated to build about 2,500 jobs and feature the capability to form 35 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate cells a time. The post Michigan team sues to ban Ford battery plant appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Ford investing $1.2B in 3 Michigan plants; focus on trucks, SUVs, big data & mobility services

Green Car Congress

billion in three Michigan manufacturing facilities to strengthen its leadership in trucks and SUVs and support the company’s expansion to an auto and mobility company. Ford is investing $850 million in Michigan Assembly Plant to retool the plant to build the all-new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco.

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