{"id":6621,"date":"2023-05-15T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=6621"},"modified":"2023-05-29T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T19:42:12","slug":"6621-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/6621-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your guide to a career in green mobility in Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"

A PLANET DETROIT GREEN JOBS GUIDE: There\u2019s high demand for workers to fill green transportation jobs right now, driven largely by the growing demand for EVs.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BY\u00a0PATRICK DUNN<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Electric vehicles have been a popular topic of conversation in recent years. But Detroit native Q Johnson said he\u2019s known they were the future since he left his job making prototype vehicles at Ford in 2006.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt sounded totally crazy then, but now look at it,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSeventeen years later, this is where everything is going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson is just one of many Detroiters who\u2019ve found rewarding careers in the rapidly growing field of green transportation. After leaving Ford, Johnson worked for several EV-related startups, gaining firsthand knowledge of the field he now leverages as an entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

Three years ago he started\u00a0PlugZen<\/a>, a Southwest Detroit-based EV charging company. The company will install its first EVALL charging station, which allows up to 10 vehicles to charge on the same circuit this summer.<\/p>\n

Johnson said he\u2019s glad he \u201cthrew all [his] eggs in one basket\u201d when he got into green transportation. He\u2019s excited about the environmental impact of his work, and hopes to see the U.S. increase its renewable energy usage.<\/p>\n

He said the green transportation field is accessible to career-seekers who share his passion. Johnson pursued a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn but was hired at Ford before completing it. His formal education ended there, and he\u2019s since become an EV expert through firsthand work in the field.<\/p>\n

Johnson said there are \u201cmany avenues\u201d for job-seekers to get into green transportation careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe potential for growth right now is astronomical, but you\u2019ve got to find the right fit for you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re thinking about following in Johnson\u2019s footsteps to pursue a career in green transportation, the sector offers numerous training and entry-level job opportunities with significant potential for advancement in Metro Detroit and beyond.<\/p>\n

In this Planet Detroit Climate Guide, we\u2019ll dig into some common questions about this growing field.<\/p>\n

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What is a green transportation job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics\u00a0defines green jobs<\/a>\u00a0as jobs that \u201cproduce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources\u201d or jobs that involve making businesses\u2019 \u201cproduction processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources.\u201d Accordingly, the specific area of green transportation jobs can encompass various fields.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think it\u2019s any form of sustainable transportation that is either reducing carbon emissions or is net zero, all the way down to walking,\u201d said Glenn Stevens, executive director of auto industry advocacy organization\u00a0MICHauto<\/a>. \u201c[That includes] traditional vehicles, but we\u2019re working right now with off-road recreational vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and then you get to motorcycles and electric bikes and bikes and walking. They\u2019re all green transportation forms.\u201d<\/p>\n

By this definition, someone who works on planning or building sidewalks or other new pedestrian infrastructure holds a green transportation job. But one of the fastest-growing subsets of green transportation jobs are those related to manufacturing and powering electric vehicles (EVs), including hybrid and battery-powered passenger, commercial, and public transit vehicles.<\/p>\n

Here in Detroit, some of our biggest employers \u2013 and some of the biggest employers in the country \u2013 are working to reposition themselves as green transportation employers with a heavy emphasis on EVs. Stevens notes that Detroit\u2019s Big Three and other automakers, once viewed primarily as contributors to environmental problems have invested heavily in pursuing a greener future. GM has set a goal of\u00a0zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion<\/a>; Ford is\u00a0pursuing carbon neutrality by 2050<\/a>; and Stellantis is\u00a0targeting net-zero emissions by 2038<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of these companies don\u2019t even want to be referred to as automotive companies,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cThey want to be referred to as tech companies, which you could argue they are when you look at the sustainability and digitalization of the vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/planetdetroit.org\/2023\/05\/your-guide-to-a-career-in-green-mobility-in-detroit\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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