A short hike from the 200-foot suspension bridge that swings across Tallulah Gorge in the north Georgia mountains, Gov. Brian Kemp plugs a long charging cord into a forest green Rivian electric pickup truck.
“The light turned green, so we’re charging,” Kemp declares to a small group of officials who cheer this inaugural charge at Tallulah Gorge State Park, one of six state parks in Georgia now installing electric vehicle chargers.
Georgia is pushing ahead with a plan to establish itself as the “electric mobility capital of the country,” or as Kemp, a Republican, recently pledged at one event – the world.
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