Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.

Trump pulled the plug on EVs. Georgia EV makers are adapting and forging ahead

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. A year ago this month, federal immigration agents raided an electric vehicle battery plant in coastal Georgia and arrested more than 400 people, most of them South Korean workers there to help get the new factory off the […]

Georgia EV Makers Forge Ahead After Trump Pulled the Plug

It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry, but electric vehicle manufacturers aren't giving up.

Trump pulls the plug on swing state industry —shocking local workers

For years, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been working to make the state a welcoming home for clean energy manufacturing — EVs, solar panels, batteries for storage. The state went all out with tax breaks and a worker training program to attract EV and battery makers — and for a while it was working. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.Georgia-based bus manufacturer Blue Bird started selling e…

Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.

It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry in the state. But EV makers are still forging ahead.