Green Charter Township Supervisor Jason Kruse discusses a Chinese firm's lawsuit against his Michigan town over their opposition to an EV battery project.
A small Michigan town is fighting back after being sued by a multi-billion-dollar Chinese energy company over residents' opposition to its electric vehicle battery project in the community. 'We were elected to protect the people in our township,' Green Charter Township Supervisor Jason Kruse told 'Fox & Friends First,' Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed by Gotion Inc.
The issue dates back to October 2022, when Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Gotion would invest $2.4 billion to construct two large production plants along with other supporting facilities in Green Charter. In the months that followed, the township approved a resolution in support of Gotion's project and authorized private negotiations that resulted in a development agreement. 'Gotion came into our area promising a lot of money,' Kruse said.
Under the economic development package awarded to Gotion, the company is set to receive $175 million in taxpayer-funded incentives and more than $500 million in tax incentives. 'It’s unfortunate that Gotion has had to resort to litigation to get the township to comply with their obligations under the agreement,' Chuck Thelen, Gotion’s vice president of North American operations, said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital.
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