The Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN), in partnership with the University of Michigan Economic Growth Institute and Michigan Clean Cities, produced the Lansing EV & Clean Energy Talent Pipeline Final Report as part of the Michigan Vehicle Technology Transition Impact Project.
This project was designed to better understand the workforce needs, talent challenges, and opportunities connected to the Lansing region’s growing electric vehicle, clean energy, and advanced mobility sectors. Over several months, WIN worked alongside employers, workforce organizations, educational institutions, utilities, economic development partners, and public-sector stakeholders to identify priority occupations, emerging skill needs, and opportunities for continued regional collaboration.
The report examines the Lansing broader EV and clean energy ecosystem, including advanced manufacturing and supply chain, battery and energy storage, utilities and clean energy infrastructure, engineering and digital technologies, and workforce and education partners. Through employer outreach, stakeholder engagement, workforce surveys, labor market analysis, and review of employer-informed data, the project identified key workforce themes and future talent pipeline needs.
Findings from the report highlight continued demand for skilled trades, electricians, maintenance technicians, engineering occupations, automation-related roles, utility and energy infrastructure workers, advanced manufacturing technicians, and digital technology positions. The analysis also emphasizes the importance of foundational workplace skills such as communication, problem-solving, adaptability, and teamwork, in addition to technical training and industry-recognized credentials.
The final recommendations encourage regional partners to establish an ongoing employer-led mobility and clean energy collaborative, continue validating workforce needs directly with employers, expand career awareness efforts, strengthen partnerships among education and workforce stakeholders, and increase work-based learning opportunities such as apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing, and experiential learning.
The report is intended to serve as a foundation for continued collaboration across the Lansing region. By building stronger connections among employers, educators, workforce agencies, and economic development organizations, the region can better prepare for changing workforce needs and support long-term growth in Michigan’s EV and clean energy economy.
WIN would like to thank regional stakeholders, including Capital Area Michigan Works!, Capital Area Manufacturing Council, Lansing Board of Water & Light, and the City of Lansing.
Download the Lansing EV & Clean Energy Talent Pipeline Final Report
This activity is in support of the Michigan Vehicle Technology Transition Impact Project (MiVTTP), a partnership between the Economic Growth Institute and Michigan Clean Cities, and is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) under the Award Number DE-EE0010618.
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