EVs

In today’s episode, a company that created a lamppost with built in EV chargers. Then, a conversation with a Kalamazoo-born contemporary artist about their new film. Lastly, how an African American network is serving the community through quilting education.

Ford Motor Co. is changing its electric vehicle plans and now will focus on making two new electric pickup trucks and a new commercial van

The Biden administration has awarded $1.7 billion in EV grants to auto companies in eight states, with most of the funding going to companies based in Michigan.

Consumers Energy says they expect to power over 1,500 new public, fast-charging EV stations.

State funding for economic development is a hot topic. Today, we get details on what companies starting EV battery plants in Michigan have delivered. Also, artist Elizabeth Youngblood talks about getting abstract forms to express an almost spiritual sense of time and change. And podcaster Courtney Andersen on upfront sobriety.

Governments and auto manufacturers have big plans for switching the United States to electric vehicles. It's one of many efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. But there's a key ingredient in electrification that could put a crimp in that plan: copper.

Federal and state officials gathered in Lansing Tuesday to announce new standards for some apprenticeships in the federal Battery Workforce Initiative.

EVs have opened up a new space for revenue in the global auto market. But how does American anti-Chinese sentiment and an upcoming election play a role in this?

The long game for electric vehicles, intergenerational and community gardening in Ypsilanti and a discussion with the chef and co-owner of one of Detroit's hottest independent pizzerias.

The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding a $60 million grant to the Southfield-based U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium to be used for research and development of electric vehicle batteries and chargers.