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August 19, 2024

Georgia On Our Minds

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’…

August 15, 2024

Police Officers Are Falling in Love With EVs – The Atlantic

This piece in today’s Atlantic covers the interesting story of how police departments are transitioning to EVs. Why the transition? Because they help police officers do their job better: “An annual vehicle test by the Michigan State Police precision-driving unit, which is used by departments across North America to…

August 12, 2024

Mike Murphy on Fully Charged

Mike Murphy recently joined Imogen on the Fully Charged Show Podcast to talk all things EVs, EV Politics Project, Elon, 2024 presidential election analysis, and more! Check out the interview here.

August 5, 2024

Interview Catch Up!

We hope you’re enjoying your summer! While many have been using this time to take time away from work to BBQ and “recharge”, Mike has been on the road talking about the work we need to do to get EV’s depolarized. First, find his interview with Spectrum News’ The…

July 23, 2024

What the New Presidential Race Means for EVs

After a tumultuous week in American politics, the GOP has introduced a VP nominee and there’s a new top of the ticket for the Dems. Many have asked us how JD Vance and Kamala Harris impact the political and policy discussion around EVs. The short answer is we have…

July 19, 2024

Trump Plays His Old EV Bashing Hits… a Fact Check

If you missed or drifted off during the former President’s lengthy GOP nomination acceptance speech, it’s hard to say you missed much. Trump didn’t propose much in the way of policy, but he did touch on one of his old favorites: EV bashing. After a recent hiatus of EV-bashing, coincidentally…

July 18, 2024

Can Elon Musk change Trump’s mind about EVs?

This past week we’ve seen yet another twist in the Elon saga. He announced he’ll be donating $45M/month and ~$200M total to Trump’s reelection efforts. How might this news impact how the former President think about an EV future? EV Politics Project CEO, Mike Murphy, offers his thoughts…

July 16, 2024

Say it Ain’t So, EVgo!

CPOs are too important to electrification to have bad messaging and such poor communications savvy.

July 11, 2024

North American EV Assembly Plants

The EV transition means American manufacturing investment and jobs. Earlier this week, Automotive News profiled some of the major assembly plants across North America. This piece does the important work of detailing where these facilities would be built, how much money is going into these communities, and how many…

July 1, 2024

America Is Still Stuck on Prius vs. Pickup

EV Politics Project’s founder Mike Murphy is featured in a recent article in The Atlantic. The piece walks through the current political divide on EVs. Newsflash: the divide is real, and needs to be addressed head on. We highly recommend reading the piece in its entirety, but find this…

June 29, 2024

Ford CEO: Confessions from a lifelong Petrol Head

Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, recently posted an op-ed discussing his and the company’s view of EVs. It’s worth the read. Also, his interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival where he discusses this post is a must watch. As Jim says, “The tipping point we’re working toward will come…

June 21, 2024

Oh McKinsey…

The PR flacks at consulting powerhouse McKinsey have been busy this week. The firm’s mobility practice released a big research study on EVs with an irresistible news hook: 46% percent of U.S. EV drivers told McKinsey pollsters they are very likely to switch back to an…