EVs

Ford says it will invest nearly $2 billion to retool a Kentucky plant to produce electric vehicles after producing gas-powered vehicles for decades. The automaker says the goal is to produce EVs that are more affordable, profitable to make and outcompete rival models.

At a Monday news conference, leaders with the Dearborn automaker will share plans to design and assemble electric vehicles in America.

According to the complaint, the Trump administration has left Michigan without roughly $29 million dollars of promised money to finish building out its EV charger network.

General Motors plans to shift some production from Mexico to U.S. manufacturing plants as the automaker navigates tariffs that could drive prices higher.

First, what Trump's wide-ranging tariffs mean for the state's auto industry. Then, poetry from a Yooper with a sense of adventure. Plus, how to better charge your EVs in the cold. And, a review of Michigan author Nicholas Rombe’s second book Lisa 2.

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.