'we've Got To Move Forward' - Michigan Electric Vehicle Industry Responds To Trump Policy Changes

While President Donald Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry's future in Michigan, a state retooling from America's most recognizable auto hub to its number one destination for electric vehicle investment.

More than 27 billion is being poured into some 60 EV manufacturing and battery projects in the state, edging out even Georgia, with 26.6 billion, according to Atlas Public Policy, indicating that the birthplace of the modern auto industry continues to be central to its present and future.

Michigan is home to hundreds of supply companies in addition to the automakers.

There is Factory ZERO , GM's remade assembly plant for electric Hummers and Silverados in the diverse Detroit neighborhood of Hamtramck, on a lot rich with auto history.

There is the 1.6 billion battery manufacturing campus in Van Buren Township in southeast Michigan that's expected to create more than 2,100 jobs and the equivalent of 200,000 EV battery packs each year once fully running.