As Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and other automakers race to build a new generation of electric vehicles, so-called "range anxiety" persists because of a limited number of publicly-available electric-charging stations and the time it takes to charge EV batteries. Consumers Energy Co. and DTE Energy Co. are starting to work with the Michigan Public Service Commission to build an infrastructure and business model around supplying the energy needed to propel the future of electric vehicles. PSC commissioner Norm Saari sat down with Crain's Senior Reporter Chad Livengood to discuss how utility regulators are tackling this emerging issue for Detroit's automakers and Michigan's energy companies.