Welcome to the February 2025 edition of Plugged In. As the EV industry navigates a period of significant transition under a new presidential administration, this edition of our newsletter delves into the shifting landscape...more
2/17/2025
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Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
China ,
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Infrastructure ,
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Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
We ring in 2025 with a new edition of Plugged In. In this edition, Bob Weiss contemplates the critical challenges facing Volkswagen. From missteps in strategy to fierce competition in China and unprecedented restructuring...more
1/13/2025
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China ,
Competition ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Elon Musk ,
Foreign Workers ,
H-1B ,
Infrastructure ,
Motor Vehicles ,
OEM ,
Technology Sector ,
Volkswagen
More than 3.3 million Americans own an electric vehicle (EV). In July 2024, the federal government reported that there were approximately 177,000 publicly available commercial-speed EV charging stations available in the...more
12/17/2024
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Automotive Industry ,
Charging Stations ,
Commercial Loans ,
Electric Vehicles ,
FCC ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Mortgages ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Real Estate Development ,
Telecommunications ,
Urban Planning & Development
Editor’s Note - Welcome to the October 2024 edition of Plugged In, in which we continue our three-part series on the role of technology and AI in shaping the future of the automotive industry. Our journey will culminate on...more
10/11/2024
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Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
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Motor Vehicles ,
OEM ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Transportation Industry
Editor’s Note - Welcome to our September, 2024 edition of Plugged In, DW's monthly newsletter addressing the industry's transformative transition to EVs. Over the next few months, Plugged In will turn its focus to the...more
9/20/2024
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Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Transportation Industry
Editor’s Note - Welcome to the May 2024 edition of Plugged In! This month, we delve into the nuanced developments shaping the future of EVs, from strategic challenges to investment trends....more
5/17/2024
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Batteries ,
Canada ,
China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Manufacturers ,
OEM ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Tariffs
Welcome to this month's edition of Plugged In. In this issue, we focus on the complex challenges facing electric utilities in addressing the critical need to adequately generate and transmit electricity to power the...more
Editor’s Note - Happy New Year to all our readers. Plugged-In had an excellent kick-off year in 2023 with all our editions being well received both internally and externally, and led to new collaboration with guest authors...more
I hope that everyone is having a great start to the holiday season. To kick off the festive fervor, in this edition, we’re featuring a guest article from a fellow EV enthusiast and long-term M&A advisor, Matthew Miller,...more
11/22/2023
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Charging Stations ,
Electric Vehicles ,
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Investment ,
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Mergers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
OEM ,
Supply Chain
Introduction - The focus of this issue of Plugged In is the critical role played by all levels of government in the rapid transition from ICE to BEV. Our first article is entitled “Government’s Critical Role in Transition to...more
This is the sixth edition of Plugged-In, our monthly EV newsletter. In the last six months, we have covered multiple topics such as the United States’ decoupling agenda from China (and how that may not work in the...more
6/29/2023
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Electric Vehicles ,
Ford Motor ,
Foreign Workers ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infrastructure ,
Job Creation ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
TN-Visas ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USCIS
We are pleased to introduce a recurring addition to our newsletter titled “In Case You Missed It.” We will be providing a summary of recent informative and thought provoking articles and/or videos appearing in the media...more
Welcome to the second edition of Plugged In, where we discuss the latest in the world of electric vehicles with legal and industry insight from our lawyers. While the auto industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation,...more