Full Title: Accelerating Vehicle Electrification in Michigan
Author(s): Stephanie Gagnon
Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publication Date: October 18, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
The public and private sectors in Michigan are aligned behind goals of building out electric vehicle charging infrastructure and supporting consumer purchases of electric vehicles. Yet at the local level, physical and regulatory infrastructure build-out is only just beginning and faces challenges to meet the scale and pace of the growing market. Utilities, municipalities, site hosts, and other stakeholders are striving to balance short-run action with long-term needs for system-wide coordination and strategy. Simultaneously, massive shifts in supply chains, as well as assembly and production lines, are on the horizon. These changes, along with job opportunities in the installation and maintenance of charging infrastructure, will have significant implications for workers both today and in the future. The Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will provide billions in critical federal funding to support the transition to electric vehicles and will flow through state agencies over the next several years. Harmonized policies at the local, state, and federal levels will be needed to enable and support a successful transition to a zero-carbon transportation system. This brief summarizes key takeaways from our regional roundtable held virtually in Michigan in February 2022, and offers recommendations for state policy makers and companies to accelerate vehicle electrification in Michigan.