When rolling out the red carpet for the electric truck maker Rivian, Gov. Brian Kemp touted the company’s future $5 billion Georgia manufacturing plant as transformational.
“Today is also about Georgia’s emerging leadership role in a booming, innovative industry that will benefit our state and our citizens for generations to come,” Kemp said in December, standing outside the state Capitol building with two Rivian electric trucks as a backdrop. “We have all been preparing for a company and a project like Rivian for a very long time.”
Skyrocketing gas prices could lead more drivers in metro Atlanta to consider buying an electric vehicle. But some of the same factors causing higher prices at the pump are also affecting electric vehicle production.
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