The purposes of the commission are to:
- (1) evaluate the inventory of existing electric vehicle product facilities and production capability;
- (2) evaluate the inventory of skilled and nonskilled workers in the electric vehicle product industry;
- (3) evaluate opportunities and needs for training within the electric vehicle product industry;
- (4) determine if training centers promoting careers in the electric vehicle product industry should be created or transitioned from traditional automotive industry training centers;
- (5) identify existing manufacturing competencies within the traditional automotive industry and determine how the existing competencies could be leveraged to increase the production of electric vehicles;
- (6) identify and evaluate opportunities for growth within the electric vehicle product industry;
- (7) identify and document results from previous instances of retooling and transforming manufacturing facilities in the automotive industry; and
- (8) identify opportunities for research and development within the electric vehicle product industry.
As added by P.L.128-2021, SEC.1.