Other electric vehicle suppliers, includingbatterymakers LG Chem and A123, are also investing in Michigan, with help from federal and state incentives.
It noted that the sales of those vehicles hit 488, 000 in 2012 and represented 3.2% of the passenger car sales in the U.S. That number fell short of the expectations by carmakers and their suppliers, including lithium-ion batterymakers.
Over the next several years GE plans to convert half its vehicle fleet to battery power, including 15, 000 Chevy Volts and perhaps 15, 000 electric vehicles from other makers.