Viewpoints
Detroit Is One of the World’s Greatest Places
When the team of Michigan Department of Transportation, Electreon, Jacobs, Michigan Central, DTE Energy, Ford, the City of Detroit, and NextEnergy started work earlier this year in Detroit to design and build the nation’s first…
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Moving to a cleaner and smarter future
Summer is finally here and the NextEnergy team has kicked off the summer with new programs and demonstrations! I am Happy to share with you the public launch of MiNextCities!
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What We’re Reading: July 2022 Edition
We've asked the NextEnergy team to share the industry-related news, stories and information that have grabbed their attention this month. We hope you find it useful!
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What We’re Reading: June 2022 Edition
We've asked the NextEnergy team to share the industry-related news, stories and information that have grabbed their attention this month. We hope you find it useful!
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Lt. Governor Gilchrist Announces Support for New Mobility Initiatives That Improve Roadway Safety and Sustainability, and Customer Service
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry.…
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PRESS RELEASE: EGLE, NextEnergy support local governments’ sustainability efforts
A $3.5 million grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will help facilitate the MiNextCities effort by NextEnergy, a Detroit-based leader in deploying smart city technologies, and Public Sector Consultants,…
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PRESS RELEASE: Lt. Governor Gilchrist Announces More Than $577,000 in Grants to Support Statewide Electric Vehicle Adoption
Today, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that Michigan will launch six new services to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure, increase access to electric vehicles, and broaden electric vehicle adoption in communities around the state.
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PRESS RELEASE: Electreon Announces First Public Electric Road System for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging in the US
Electreon won the Michigan Department of Transportation’s RFP for the inductive vehicle charging pilot and will deploy its technology in the heart of Detroit; This pilot is slated to be the first shared public Electric…
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EGLE Recycling Market Development Grant – EGLE Recycling Market Development Grant – Assessment of Michigan Supply Chain for EV Batteries
As electric vehicles sales increase it is inevitable the batteries used in these vehicles will be entering the waste, recycling, and or re-use market. Michigan needs to be prepared to sustainably manage these materials as…
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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure: current challenges and impacts on EV adoption in the U.S.
I've been having a lot of conversations lately on the topic of electric vehicle (EV) charging. Friends and family want to convert to driving an EV, but struggle to understand how to fully evaluate the…
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