Ferris State pulls plug on ‘EV Scholars Program’ after CCP Gotion flop, despite $695K from taxpayers

Ferris State pulls plug on ‘EV Scholars Program’ after CCP Gotion flop, despite $695K from taxpayers

Following the demise of Gotion’s planned EV battery plant in Mecosta County, Ferris State University is nixing its Michiganders EV Scholars Program, despite receiving nearly $700,000 from taxpayers. FSU spokesman David Murray told the Big Rapids Pioneer that the decision to cancel the program centered on complications in collaborating with EV companies due to the proprietary nature of EV battery technology and Gotion’s inability to overcome publ…