COLUMBUS — Honda’s transformation of Ohio into its primary North American EV hub underscores an intensifying competition across the Midwest — one that puts Michigan’s long-held automotive dominance under pressure, even as the state continues to pour billions into electric vehicle development. Honda is investing $700 million to retool three Ohio plants and partnering with
ANN ARBOR - As 2025 winds down, the U.S. auto market carries over a mix of record pricing, shifting incentives, and inventory dynamics that will shape car buying in 2026. Here’s what buyers and local Michigan tech commuters need to know: 1. New-Car Pricing Is Staying High — But Might Stabilize • Average new-vehicle prices
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a health care deal this week, leaving the fate of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits in limbo. Without a compromise, those subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31, 2025 — a move that health policy experts warn could send health insurance costs sharply
LANSING — A new federal tax deduction signed into law by President Donald Trump could shave a few hundred dollars off the tax bills of some Michigan residents who finance new vehicles, but auto industry analysts and financial advisers say the bigger money question for most buyers still comes down to how they pay for
ANN ARBOR - Michigan’s fast-growing data-center market is colliding with a hard physical limit: electricity that never blinks. Developers chasing hyperscale campuses—built to train and run artificial intelligence models—are demanding round-the-clock power at levels that can rival a mid-size city. Utilities and regulators, meanwhile, are trying to keep rates stable for households while meeting Michigan’s
DETROIT – The Detroit Auto Show announced its upcoming “Detroit Auto Show: Route 66 Centennial Exhibition,” at Detroit’s Huntington Place from Jan. 14 – 25, has been designated an Official Route 66 Centennial Project by the U.S. Route 66 Centennial Commission. The immersive exhibition will meld America’s love affair with automobiles and 100 years of the
ISRAEL - Israeli researchers at nT-Tao and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a new nonlinear control system that could keep fusion reactors stable and responsive even as the super-hot plasma inside fluctuates wildly. This breakthrough tackles one of fusion energy’s biggest challenges: maintaining smooth, continuous power output as conditions inside a reactor change
LANSING — A federal judge has halted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s long-running effort to force the shutdown of the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline, ruling that federal law, not state authority, controls interstate pipeline safety. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker ruled Dec. 17 that the Pipeline Safety Act of 1992 bars Michigan from imposing
WASHINGTON DC - As politicians in both parties raise concerns about the impacts of AI, political groups backed by tech investors and Meta plan to intervene in 2026 races. “Alex Bores. Wrong on AI. Wrong for Congress,” warned an attack ad launched last week in New York. The Democratic contender for a Manhattan House seat
ANN ARBOR - A breakthrough in solar manufacturing developed in Australia could have far-reaching implications for Michigan’s clean-energy transition — particularly as the state grapples with rising electricity demand from data centers, electric vehicle production, and advanced manufacturing. Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a contactless solar cell inspection technology that could make solar energy
