'Nasty battle': States fight states for EV, battery plants - E&E News
Luring electric vehicle and battery companies with hefty subsidies and tax incentives is the new frontier in states' always-heated economic development
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t waste any time pitching her state as a destination when General Motors and South Korea’s Samsung SDI announced plans last week to build a new electric vehicle battery cell factory. The Democrat said she immediately reached out to GM CEO Mary Barra to telegraph that Michigan should be a top contender for hosting the $3 billion plant. GM, which is headquartered in Detroit, has yet to say where it plans to build the facility. “We take nothing for granted,” Whitmer told reporters while touring an EV charging station in Auburn Hills on April 26. “We know it wil
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