 A boost coming for the struggling auto industry as carmakers shift to convert manufacturing plants to produce electric vehicles. The Biden administration announcing it will allocate $1.7 billion to help key facilities in the U.S. that have closed or are at risk of closing. The Energy Department selecting 11 auto manufacturing plants to use that money to convert to producing EV components. The goal, to nearly double the current EV production in the U.S. Michelle Franzen, ABC News.