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State funding to maintain roads, based partly on gas tax revenue, is expected to continue declining as electric vehicle usage grows
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GM concedes to add EV battery plants, like one being built near South Bend, to UAW national contractGeneral Motors long argued its battery plants have no “legal or practical path” to be made part of the same United Auto Workers union contract as the rest of its manufacturing workers. On Friday, the UAW announced the company has now agreed to do just that in a last-ditch effort to avoid a potentially devastating strike.
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EV anxiety drives tension in UAW-automaker contract talks as Indiana prepares for new battery plantsAmid tense negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and the ”big three” automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — union workers have growing concerns about the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs).
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A state alliance is taking its fight to include Black and Brown communities and businesses in the state’s electric vehicle investment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
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The announcement marks the cumulation of a year and a half of work by county and business officials to bring GM to the area
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Some on the county council are concerned General Motors will have a tough time finding enough workers
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Gov. Eric Holcomb was invited to the UN Climate Change Conference to speak about Indiana’s efforts to diversify its energy sources and the state’s role in building electric vehicles.
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The St. Joseph County Council and Commissioners unanimously approved an economic development agreement Tuesday as part of the county’s bid to snag a potential multibillion dollar electric vehicle battery plant.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved Indiana’s plan for electric vehicle chargers in the state despite equity concerns.
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A coalition of health and environmental groups wants Michigan to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2030.