Electric Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved Indiana’s plan for electric vehicle chargers in the state despite equity concerns.

A coalition of health and environmental groups wants Michigan to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2030.

General Motors is investing nearly $500 million into the metal stamping plant in Marion, so it can make parts for GM’s new electric vehicle fleet.

More details are in on the potential water and traffic impacts of a proposed EV battery plant that may be built near New Carlisle.

It also asked U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to tour places where it said the chargers should be placed — and see what opportunities it could open up for those communities.

More details are in on the proposed multibillion-dollar EV battery plant that may be coming to St. Joseph County.

The state will be working with the company Volta Charging and utility DTE Energy to place a handful of stations at Kroger locations. Officials said they'll go in underserved areas around southeast Michigan.

Ultium Cells — a joint venture between LG Energy Solutions and General Motors — has submitted a county tax abatement application for the proposed plant, which would be built near New Carlisle.

The Charge Ahead Partnership said when funding for the federal program to create an EV charging network runs out, businesses like gas stations and other retail stores may not be able to afford paying up to $200,000 per charger.

Nearly 60 percent of the chargers would be located in disadvantaged or rural communities. But “disadvantaged” can mean many things — it doesn’t have to mean racial or ethnic diversity.