Electric vehicle stakeholders in Michigan remain optimistic following Trump policy changes

(24 Jan 2025)
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West Bloomfield Township, Michigan – 23 January 2025
1. Tesla owner Jennifer Liss drives through the parking lot of one of the automaker’s showrooms in suburban Detroit
2. The exterior of the Tesla showroom as snow falls
3. Liss turns the wheel as she drives
4. Liss drives through the parking lot
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Liss, EV driver:
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“I will always drive an electric vehicle, because they’re fun, they’re less expensive and they’re less expensive to operate and to own. And I do care so much about the environment. And I do think that over time, if I always drive electric vehicles, I’ll be able to cut my carbon footprint.”

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Livonia, Michigan – 23 January 2025
6. Vehicles drive along the four lanes of Interstate 96 just before rush hour

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ARCHIVE: Washington – 23 January 2025
7. STILL of President Donald Trump holding up a signed executive order relating to cryptocurrency in the Oval Office of the White House

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Rochester, Michigan – 23 January 2025
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jun Chen, Oakland University engineering professor:
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“The White House issued an executive order earlier this week that revoked one of the previous executive orders that mandates 50% of vehicles must be EVs by 2030. So, I think in the short term, it’s definitely going to impact the EV production as the EV companies may shift to produce more hybrids or conventional vehicles rather than EVs.”

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Detroit – 23 January 2025
9. Various of a Ford Mustang Mach-E charging outside as snow falls

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Rochester, Michigan – 23 January 2025
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jun Chen, Oakland University engineering professor:
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“As a researcher, I think there’s a consensus among academia that EV is the way to go. EV is the way to address our environmental concerns. There is no turning back on the EV development.”

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Detroit – 23 January 2025
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ray Smith, EV Automotive Mobility:
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“Even what Trump says, I think he’s just mainly trying to help out the auto industry, because it is a big burden for all the manufacturers to go 100% EVs. So, I think he’s giving them a break. I don’t think it’s going to impact the EV market. I don’t think it’s going to impact what we do as an EV training program.”
12. Various of Ray Smith’s business, EV Automotive Mobility, where he offers training for aspiring EV technicians

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Rochester, Michigan – 23 January 2025
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jun Chen, Oakland University engineering professor:
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“Yeah, I think it’s definitely going to cause some uncertainty to the EV owners, to the EV drivers.”

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West Bloomfield Township, Michigan – 23 January 2025
14. Liss drives through the parking lot, as seen from inside the car
15. The digital display inside Liss’ car
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Liss, EV driver:
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“I would just love if they would all take the politics out of it and let’s just figure out how to all thrive in what’s clearly a warming world and take the time to really understand what’s happening to our climate and earth systems.”
17. Liss drives her Tesla
STORYLINE:
No place in the United States has seen more investment in electric vehicle development than Michigan.

But some Michigan EV stakeholders said they are optimistic following this week’s announcements by President Donald Trump that he is slashing a slew of EV policies.

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