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Michigan Plug-in Electric Vehicles drive economic recovery in Detroit with clean energy, alternative fuels, charging infrastructure, and green jobs, leveraging federal stimulus and industry collaboration to tackle climate change and rebuild the automotive sector.

 

The Big Picture

Michigan Plug-in Electric Vehicles are a statewide push to build EV manufacturing, charging, and clean-energy jobs.

  • ARRA stimulus boosts clean mobility investment in Michigan
  • Detroit hosts The Business of Plugging In conference
  • Collaboration urged by GM and utilities on EV rollout

 

Michigan utility DTE Energy said U.S. federal stimulus money targeting the plug-in electrical vehicle sector is an incredible opportunity for the state.

 

The economic collapse of 2008 wreaked havoc on the automotive-dependent economy in Michigan, contributing to an unemployment rate of 14.7 percent in August, even as efforts like battery-plant job creation initiatives took shape to stabilize employment.

U.S. President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in February, pumping billions of government funds into the economy to boost battery manufacturing and stimulate growth.

Knut Simonsen, senior vice president of DTE Energy Resources, said national leaders and business investors would discuss Michigan opportunities such as tax credits for battery R&D available to companies at The Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit.

"With Michigan at a crucial crossroad in preparing for the future, plug-in electric vehicles present an incredible opportunity to address climate change, create jobs and, by supporting GM and Chrysler EVs in development, capitalize on the new electric automotive industry," he said.

Jon Lauckner, vice president for General Motors Co. Global Program Management, said alternative fuel sources for the automotive sector could only help with a collaborative effort as GM's plug-in goal demands sustained coordination across partners.

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