Michigan
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The forthcoming diesel-powered 2019 Chevrolet Silverado will, without a doubt, thump with the Heartbeat of America. During the new truck's launch at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, GM product chief Mark Reuss hinted at a future announcement regarding the next-generation truck and the Michigan city of Flint, where it will be built. Last week, General Motors kept that promise by announcing the new 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-6 would be produced at GM's Flint Engine Operations plant. DON'T MISS: How Silicon Valley startup boosted MPG in 2019 Chevy Silverado pickup...
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Could Tennessee top Michigan in U.S. electric-car production (if not California)?
Today, battery-electric cars are built in volume at only three locations across the entire United States. Tesla builds its three different electric models in Fremont, California; the new 2018 Nissan Leaf has just gone into production in Smyrna, Tennessee; and the Chevrolet Bolt EV is built at the...
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Tesla wins Michigan court fight to get e-mails by lobbyist, lawmaker
As a Tesla lawsuit over the state of Michigan's dealership franchise law grinds on, the Silicon Valley automaker scored a recent legal victory. A federal magistrate has ordered two Michigan lawmakers to turn over their communications to the company's lawyers, including emails they sent to lobbyist...
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New LG Michigan plant could boost GM electric-car domestic content
The question of where consumer goods are made has become more prominent in our political discourse of late, cars among them. Every automobile sold in the U.S. carries a listing of content sources, specifying what percentage by value of its overall content comes from which countries or regions...
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Tesla Model 3 won't be delivered in Michigan to buyers; lawsuit grinds on
An ongoing lawsuit continues to complicate life for potential buyers of the Tesla Model 3, and the automaker's other electric cars, who live in Michigan. Tesla and the state remain locked in a legal battle over the state's franchise law, which requires automakers to sell vehicles only via an...
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Does Michigan hate electric cars? Buyers, drivers challenged by myriad factors
As Kermit the Frog sang, sometimes it's not easy being green. That appears to be particularly the case in Michigan, home to the three largest U.S. automakers. The Great Lakes State is a global hub of automotive technology, the bulk of it centered around internal-combustion engines. CHECK OUT...
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Electric-car charging infrastructure in the United States is getting better, but still has a very long way to go. While anyone that's given even a passing glance to plug-in vehicles would likely tell you the same thing, I experienced the impact of a charging-free society first-hand while driving a Ford Fusion Energi. The plug-in hybrid Fusion takes the best parts of a Chevrolet Volt or Toyota Prius Prime—the ability to cover a useful distance on battery power alone—and inserts it into a vehicle with a handsome, much less polarizing design. DON'T MISS: 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid...
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EPA's Ann Arbor test lab threatened; emission tests in the balance
The 436 scientists who spend their days testing new vehicles and enforcing environmental rules at the National Fuel Emissions Lab in Ann Arbor, Michigan, face a very uncertain future. The lab sits in the crosshairs of President Trump's proposed budget, which eliminates 99 percent of its funding, as...
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Michigan utility cancels electric-car charging stations after opposition
In multiple states, electric utilities are beginning to establish networks of electric-car charging stations. But plans for such a network in Michigan recently hit a roadblock. Last week, local utility Consumers Energy withdrew its request to install public electric-car charging stations at an...
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Michigan socks hybrid owners with new fees—that don't apply to most hybrids (updated)
The state of Michigan, to help pay for road repairs, decided more than a year ago to hit owners of hybrids and electric cars with additional fees starting this January 1—on top of higher registration rates for all cars. The new fees have been added to the registration bills for hybrids...
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Michigan says Tesla sales ban not unconstitutional, responding to lawsuit
Michigan says the claims made by Tesla in a federal lawsuit are unfounded.
Stephen Edelstein -
Tesla takes it to Michigan, opens gallery in state that bans sales of its electric cars
Tesla opened a "gallery" in Michigan that can show electric cars, but can't sell them.
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Michigan Congressman Fred Upton believes CAFE standards should be lowered.
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Tesla sues Michigan over ban on direct sales of its electric cars
Earlier this month, an application for a dealer license submitted by Tesla Motors was denied by the state of Michigan. It was the final decision in a process that kicked off in October 2014. That was when a last-minute wording change in state franchise law foreclosed the electric-car maker's...
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Michigan says selling Tesla electric cars in state is illegal, again
Michigan denied Tesla's application for a dealership license.
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University of Michigan team wins 2016 solar car race
The University of Michigan's team won the 2016 American Solar Challenge.
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Michigan won't let Tesla sell cars, but state fund invests in company (irony alert)
The Michigan Treasury Department increased its stake in Tesla in the second quarter.
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Electric-car hopeful Faraday Future wants to test autonomous cars in Michigan
Faraday Future recently applied for special Michigan license plates to use on prototype self-driving cars.
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You don't see a lot of Teslas in Michigan. It's not because the three U.S. automakers headquartered there aren't interested in the electric cars produced by a Silicon Valley company founded just 12 years ago. It's because state laws bar the company from selling its cars online to state residents—and Tesla has no interest in using old-style franchised dealerships. DON'T MISS: Where Can Tesla Legally Sell Cars Directly To You? State-By-State Map State franchise laws have been a battleground for the electric-car maker for the last five years. Provisions in most such regulations barred...
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Tesla Vs Michigan (UPDATED): Dealership Application, Conservative Coalition, Ballot Push
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is the fourth-largest U.S. car maker, but its home in California's Silicon Valley is far from the heartland Detroit base of GM, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler. In Michigan, Tesla is banned by law from selling cars directly to buyers, and from opening Tesla Store retail...
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Tesla Continues To Try To Sell Electric Cars In Michigan; State Ignores It
Tesla wants to crack Michigan's direct-sales ban.
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Tesla Doubles Down On Fight For Direct Sales In Michigan, Detroit Three's Home Turf
Tesla plans to lobby for direct sales in Michigan.
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FTC Calls Michigan's Tesla Ban 'Protectionism' For Dealers
Tesla Motors has had varied success in its efforts to fight state laws making its direct online-sales model illegal. The electric-car maker lost a round in Michigan last fall, but now a government agency has weighed in on Michigan's revision to its franchise law. Let's just say that the U.S...
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Tesla Owners Take Protest To Michigan; Dealer-Backed State Ban Targeted
Tesla owners will protest Michigan franchise laws with a rally this weekend.
Stephen Edelstein