Electric vehicles are changing Georgia’s economy. But not voters’ minds.

August 19, 2024

SAVANNAH, Georgia — The first big electric car factory in Georgia — one of the largest construction projects the state has ever seen — is a gleaming set of factory blocks plopped in the middle of a forest. Hyundai calls the $7.5 billion complex the “Metaplant.” Its 16 million square feet are wired for virtual reality so executives can strap on a pair of goggles and fix the production line from Seoul. When it is finished, it will produce 300,000 vehicles a year. The first are due to roll off the line before Election Day.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp walks through the CNN Spin Room ahead of a CNN Presidential Debate on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential cycle this evening. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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