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

By: Emily Jones, WABE/Grist

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 981

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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 ground.

It was a grim moment in what has been a challenging year-and-a-half for the industry in …

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