Valentine’s Day wedding blitz offers couples ceremony and convenience
Stephan Schmitt and Jennifer Fearnall looked as if they were floating above Owen Sound’s 2nd Avenue East when they said “I Do.” The Owen Sound couple who attended the same elementary school but didn’t connect until adulthood got married during the city’s Just Say Yes Valentine’s Day event at city hall on Saturday. Two years […]
Why Michigan’s rural residents are reluctant to drive electric vehicles
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
New U-M survey finds only about 5% of rural Michigan residents say they would choose an electric vehicle as their next car. Researchers attribute much of that reluctance to misinformation about the availability of public chargers and the cost of EVs and replacement batteries. The Whitmer administration is pushing to expand electric vehicle use to meet climate and clean energy goals.
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