Battery Innovation Act is good for Michigan, good for its workers

July 21, 2011

The next stage of evolution for the automotive industry is electric, with Michigan charging up to lead the world in building the batteries that'll power cars and trucks of the future.

That's what is behind U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s $2 billion Battery Innovation Act — ensuring that Michigan is the center of automotive battery research, development and manufacturing.

...Stabenow's Battery Innovation Act is an effort to ensure that our state remains the North American center of new battery technology. That's good for the state and good for its people, who will work in these battery plants and form the companies that will supply this new industry.

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