Plug-in electric vehicles in Georgia (U.S. state)

As of 2021^[update], there were about 24,000 electric vehicles in the U.S. state of Georgia, accounting for 1.0% of all vehicles in the state.^[1]

Tesla Roadster with Georgia's Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) license plate, which allows access to high occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV) regardless of number of passengers

Government policy

Initially,^[when?] the state offered a $5,000 tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. This tax credit was repealed in 2015, and replaced with an annual fee for electric vehicle registration; this fee was set at $214 in 2021.^[2][3]

Until 2018, all vehicles displaying an alternative fuel license plate had access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Georgia.^[4]

As of February 2022^[update], vehicle manufacturers are prohibited from selling vehicles directly to consumers in Georgia; however, several bills have been proposed in the state legislature to exempt electric vehicles from this ban.^[5]

Charging stations

As of 2021^[update], there were about 1,500 charging station locations in the state, with about 3,800 charging ports.^[1]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, allocates US$135 million to be spent on charging stations in Georgia.^[6]

Manufacturing

Georgia is home to a large electric vehicle manufacturing industry. According to Governor Brian Kemp, the state is "now a world leader in electric vehicles and electric mobility".^{[1][7][8][9][10][11]}

By region

Albany

The first public charging station in Albany was installed in 2021.^[12]

Atlanta

In December 2021, Rivian announced plans to open the state's largest electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Morgan County.^[13] The construction of the plant has been supported by Governor Kemp, but opposed by several Republican politicians, including former U.S. Senator David Perdue.^[14][15]

Augusta

As of May 2022^[update], there were no electric vehicles in the Augusta city fleet.^[16]

Columbus

As of December 2020^[update], there were two public charging stations in Columbus.^[17]

Macon

The first public charging station in Macon was installed in 2012.^[18]

Savannah

The first electric vehicle in the Savannah city fleet was introduced in January 2022.^[19]

Valdosta

As of December 2016^[update], there was one public charging stations in Valdosta.^[20]