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Plant manager Bill Tiger shows one of the eight solar-powered charging stations installed at the GM transmission plant in White Marsh, Maryland, for recharging company or employees' electric vehicles. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/MCT)
Plant manager Bill Tiger shows one of the eight solar-powered charging stations installed at the GM transmission plant in White Marsh, Maryland, for recharging company or employees' electric vehicles. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/MCT)
By Tom Sabulis
March 18, 2013

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A 20-year veteran of the AJC, Tom Sabulis has covered news, politics and the arts during a career that has taken him to newspapers across the country. Since 2008, he has coordinated many of the newspaper's pro/con debates and first-person guest columns. »Join the discussion online today: Share your opinions and ideas at blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-forward.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are multiplying in metro Atlanta thanks, in part, to a push from the city and federal subsidies. Today, an EV enthusiast writes about his experience driving around town and finding a charge when needed. The city’s sustainability director cheers their environmental impact. But a conservative transportation policy expert says the numbers just don’t add up.

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