- Gotion Inc. is asking a judge to award financial damages after its conflict with Green Charter Township over a planned EV battery factory
- The community near Big Rapids rescinded a development agreement, and two years later, the state eliminated incentives
- Now the company says it’s owed for its time and expenses because the decision was made with ‘animus’
A China-backed electric vehicle battery company is making good on its threat to seek money from a mid-Michigan township that rescinded a deal on a $2.4 billion factory.
Gotion Inc. filed a request for monetary damages from Green Charter Township last week, five months after its lawsuit against the Mecosta County community was returned to US District Court in Grand Rapids.
Township officials initially backed the project, which was in line for $175 million in corporate subsidies from the state. But residents elected trustees opposed to the deal in 2023 who rescinded approvals for the project…