Republicans are raising concerns about China’s influence in supply chains for electric vehicles in races across the battleground state of Michigan, putting pro-EV Democrats in a tough spot. The focus is on a planned EV battery plant in rural western Michigan, where Gotion, the U.S. subsidiary of Chinese battery company Gotion High-tech, is facing protests, lawsuits and accusations of being a security threat. Some Democrats are distancing themselves from the $2.36 billion project near Big Rapids, while others are using the issue to attack their Republican challengers. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is in a tight Senate race with former Rep. Mike Rogers, has stated that national security vetting needs to be conducted before any decisions are made about the Gotion battery plant.
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