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Why Michigan’s rural residents are reluctant to drive electric vehicles

Why Michigan’s rural residents are reluctant to drive electric vehicles
Great Lakes Echo

By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

New U-M survey finds only about 5% of rural Michigan residents say they would choose an electric vehicle as their next car. Researchers attribute much of that reluctance to misinformation about the availability of public chargers and the cost of EVs and replacement batteries. The Whitmer administration

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Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult

Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult
The London Free Press
Even with all the uncertainty swirling around Ontario’s auto industry, especially from trade tensions with the United States, it’s been a solid year for vehicle sales, industry insiders say. Out on dealership lots, where Big Auto meets the consumer, there’s even guarded optimism about the year ahead. “I’d say that
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Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs

Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs
The London Free Press
Canada can't hope to lead in a vital global industry by shutting itself off from competition, a McMaster University prof says
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