ATLANTA – State Representative Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, was recently named by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) to serve as a co-chair of the Joint Study Committee on Electrification of Transportation.
“With Hyundai’s 5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant and SK Innovation’s high-volume EV battery production, Georgia’s electric vehicle market continues to grow,” said Chairman Jasperse. “Our state is poised to remain the top state for drivers looking to invest in clean transportation, but our power, charging and road infrastructure must meet these demands. I look forward to co-chairing this legislative effort and exploring ways to implement a state-wide policy plan that benefits both electric vehicle manufactures and customers.”
Established by Senate Resolution 463, the Joint Study Committee on Electrification of Transportation will help establish a comprehensive, strategic plan that sets policy objectives for infrastructure, economic preparedness, transportation funding, innovation and the development of a successful electric vehicle (EV) market in the state. This joint study committee will also examine how to accelerate economic growth and directly engage stakeholders as it conducts research and makes its legislative recommendations. Specifically, this study committee will address the growing need for a state-wide public charging infrastructure. The study committee will conclude its work by December 1, 2022, ahead of the 2023 legislative session.
The state leads the Southeast for the number of EV registrations per 1,000 registered automobiles. With more than 30,000 EV drivers on the road in Georgia, the state has more than 1,300 publicly available EV charging stations and more than 3,400 individual outlets. That number represents more electric charging stations or outlets per capita than anywhere else in the Southeast. To learn more about electric mobility infrastructure in Georgia, please click here. To learn about EV manufacturing investment in Georgia, please visit https://www.georgia.org/EV.
Chairman Jasperse will co-chair this joint study committee with State Senator Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega). The following House members were also appointed to serve on this joint study committee: Rep. Don Parsons (R-Marietta), Rep. John Corbett (R-Lake Park) and Rep. Alan Powell (R-Hartwell).
For more information about the Joint Study Committee on Electrification of Transportation, please click here.
Representative Rick Jasperse represents the citizens of District 11, which includes Pickens County and portions of Gordon and Murray counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 and currently serves as Chairman of the Transportation Committee and Secretary of the Rules Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Health & Human Services, Higher Education, Human Relations & Aging, Public Safety and Homeland Security, Regulated Industries, Special Rules, Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, and Education committees.
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