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October 29, 2024

One week from election day, we refreshed our EV political advertising analysis. In the two weeks since we’ve started this study, spending has jumped up dramatically. Find it here:

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October 15, 2024

We took a look at the EV-related political advertising at this point in the election cycle and the results were sobering. Find our memo below which outlines our findings. Version updated 10/22 below:…

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October 10, 2024

Our fearless leader, Mike Murphy, made the case on Morning Joe that Michigan is mission critical for both presidential campaigns and that EVs have become a central issue in the fight for the Wolverine state. Luckily, there’s way to play offense on EVs. We hope this playbook is deployed…

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October 10, 2024

25 days to go and Jonathan Martin at Politico has a great story about ways she can close strong to win the race. Something to emulate? JMart mentions her stop in Flint Michigan where she talked about the thousands of jobs the EV industry is creating in the critical…

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October 4, 2024

Every time we look up we see EVs in the spotlight during the home stretch of the campaign. But this developing story really caught our attention, and is yet another data point for how the divide on this issue could cost American industry and workers. Detroit News is…

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September 16, 2024

Ford Motor Company’s CEO Jim Farley is all over the real and present threat of EVs made and manufactured in China. Recently, the WSJ published an article detailing how Farley’s trips to China have helped shape Ford’s EV strategy. We hope everyone in the auto industry, as well…

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September 13, 2024

Check out Murphy’s op-ed in The Detroit News. It’s behind a paywall, but it’s worth it! Mike lays out why we launched the American EV Jobs Alliance, and how the Alliance’s work will help ensure voters think of EVs as job creators. Because they are. Here’s a preview: “The…

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September 11, 2024

We’re excited to announce the launch of Directly Current, a podcast from EV Politics. The talented Max Patten from Out of Spec will host, and we have some awesome guests lined up. Find more information and ways to listen below! Directly Current is the new EV Politics podcast and will…

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September 3, 2024

Now that we’re in the post-Labor Day sprint to November 5th, we wanted to share a piece by CleanTechnica which fact checks some of the EV misconceptions you might hear on the campaign trail. We hope you read, share, and stay informed.

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August 28, 2024

Big day here at the EV Politics Project. We’re proud to announce the American EV Jobs Alliance: a 501(c)(4) working to depoliticize EVs by highlighting the great American jobs they create! The American EV Job Alliance’s first order of business: get to work messaging to key voters in Michigan.

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August 23, 2024

Axios is reporting that the refiners are at it again. It’s no surprise that the oil and gas industry has a vested interest in getting Americans to pay through the nose at the pump. But this is a new low. They’re spending $3M in swing states telling misleading voters…

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August 19, 2024

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, much of the attention will be focused on what messaging will win over key voters in the key states this November. According to today’s article in Politico Magazine, EV investment and EV-jobs would make for a compelling story. David Ferris’…

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