In the past ten years, Michigan, as the traditional birthplace of the American auto industry and manufacturing center, seems to have perfectly ceded the leadership of electric vehicle infrastructure to the West Coast. 

Last week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Witmer (Gretchen Witmer) launched two projects that may greatly reverse this impression: one involves dynamic wireless charging infrastructure on public roads, and the other is on popular charging routes. Add a charging point on it. 

According to the Detroit Free Press, the road charging system that allows vehicles to be charged while driving has not yet been elaborated, but will be installed in a one-mile pilot project in the Detroit area. It may surpass the Indiana project, which is already in the first phase, and will enter a similar level of operation in 2022 or 2023. 

Whitmer also announced the Lake Michigan electric car track last week, which is specifically designed to attract electric car drivers from Chicago and Milwaukee. Whitmer's office called the track "the best new road trip for American electric car owners" in a press release, noting that it will connect coastal communities, parks and tourist attractions with a broader base of electric car charging The facilities are linked, keeping in mind that high summer usage and challenging winter conditions have led to a reduction in the range of electric vehicle batteries. 

The network will initially receive $1.25 million in funding for a feasibility study, followed by an installation grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) Charge Up MI program. It pointed out that the hardware will be DC fast charging or level 2, "depending on the electrical infrastructure on the host side."

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Except for Level 2, this fits very well with the West Coast Electric Highway established in Oregon, Washington and California ten years ago, which is a DC fast charger network 25 to 50 miles apart. In October, these charging stations will begin to receive second-generation charging hardware. 

In 2019, the Detroit area finally began to use more DC fast chargers, but this did not bring much convenience to the rest of the state. 

This is not to say that Michigan has not tried. We have outlined some of the resistance that the state has faced in the past. Just four years ago, one of Michigan's largest utility companies withdrew their plans to build 30 fast charging stations due to challenges from various interests including network operator ChargePoint. 

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But given that Michigan’s high-profile electric vehicle manufacturing-Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV, and Jeep plug-in hybrid models are about to be assembled in the Detroit area, Chevrolet Bolt EVs are already being produced there-I'm glad to see them Some challenges have passed, and Michigan is intensifying.

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