Michigan has a checkered history with EV battery investment

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (from left), Steven Chu, U.S. energy secretary, and David Vieau, president and CEO of A123 Systems Inc., speak during a tour of the new A123 Systems lithium ion automotive battery manufacturing plant in Livonia on Sept. 13, 2010. (Jeffrey Sauger\/Bloomberg/Bloomberg)

October 07, 2022 03:51 PM

Michigan and electric vehicle batteries have a history. And it's not exactly a fairytale.

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