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Opportunities in Electrified Vehicles and EV Charging Access Organization: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Date: 18 October 2022 License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Source: PressReleasePoint |
Press Release
October 18, 2022
Contact: Alec Gerlach, GerlachA@c2es.org
Public & Private Stakeholders Plan for Opportunity in Electrified Vehicles and EV Charging Access
C2ES Roundtable with Michigan Stakeholders Distills Policy Roadmap on EV Expansion
WASHINGTON—The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) today released a new brief aimed at accelerating expansion of electric vehicle (EV) adoption and infrastructure in Michigan—the historic home of the American auto industry. The brief also points to opportunities for skilled workforce growth from domestic battery manufacture and construction of a vast network of EV charging infrastructure.
“The transition to the low-carbon economy is one that brings with it new opportunity—including for those manufacturing communities across the country that drove U.S. innovation in the last century,” said C2ES Vice President of Policy and Outreach Brad Townsend . “The low-carbon economic transition happening in Detroit and across the entire country has the potential to become a significant global advantage for U.S. manufactured goods. But global opportunity doesn’t mean much if we don’t lay a successful foundation by building domestic markets first.”
The brief, Accelerating Vehicle Electrification in Michigan , proposes a series of policy recommendations to expand EV adoption and charging infrastructure across the state. The policies were informed by a roundtable discussion with stakeholders including companies, policymakers and community organizations.
The discussion featured considerations of equity and a focus on expanding access to electric vehicles and alternative mobility solutions for Black, indigenous, and people of color communities as well as low income communities, which have historically been underserved by transportation infrastructure.
In the brief, C2ES identifies critical outcomes and targeted policies to achieve them:
“With announcements of new, billion-dollar U.S. facilities coming rapidly from companies across the EV supply chain, the communities that have laid the groundwork with strong policy to support the EV workforce and drive adoption will be best positioned to attract and take advantage of their investment,” said C2ES Associate Policy Fellow Stephanie Gagnon . “As the historic home to the American auto industry, Michigan has the expertise and experience to thrive in the new electric vehicle future, but only with intentional policies to support the evolving needs of the EV workforce and to ensure that the infrastructure necessary to support the transition is accessible to everyone.”
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About C2ES: The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) works to secure a safe and stable climate, by accelerating the global transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and a thriving, just, and resilient economy. Learn more at www.c2es.org .