Kemp Backs Georgia EV Hub Despite $7,500 Credit Cut as State Cites $27.3 Billion Pipeline
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Updated · Benzinga · Jul 27
Kemp Backs Georgia EV Hub Despite $7,500 Credit Cut as State Cites $27.3 Billion Pipeline
3 articles · Updated · Benzinga · Jul 27
Summary
Brian Kemp said Georgia will keep pushing to become an EV manufacturing hub even after federal clean-vehicle credits of up to $7,500 end for purchases after Sept. 30.
Kemp argued EV adoption should be driven by customer choice, not Washington, saying the loss of the incentive does not change his view that electric vehicles will remain part of the U.S. market.
Georgia’s EV strategy predates the federal shift: Kemp pledged in 2023 to make the state the “electric mobility capital of America,” and the state says companies committed more than $27.3 billion and 32,200 jobs from 2018 to 2024.
Six months before leaving office, Kemp said more economic-development announcements could still come, while also defending his push for AI data centers by saying hyperscalers—not ratepayers—would cover needed power infrastructure.