Electric Vehicle Charger — “Electric vehicle cable plugged into charger and wrapped around a rail” by Ivan Radic is licensed under CC BY 2.0

In the past few years, you’ve probably noticed the growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) on Alabama roads. With more EVs comes more need to charge them up—and Alabama’s making it happen.

On Thursday, August 3, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced that $1.2 million is going toward providing charging stations for electric vehicles at five locations in Alabama. Here’s where the money’s going.

The 5 cities getting powered up

The new charging stations will be located across the state at locations such as Montgomery Whitewater and a Burger King.

Dothan

How much? $118,974 for two charging stations
Where? James Oates Park, 798 Campbellton Hwy, Dothan, AL 36301

Gadsden

How much? $180,965 for two charging stations
Where? City of Gadsden parking lot, 515 Broad St, Gadsden, AL 35901

Montgomery (County)

How much? $461,700 for eight charging stations
Where? Montgomery Whitewater, 1100 Maxwell Blvd, Montgomery, AL 36104

Phenix City

How much? $263,51 for a two-bay charging area
Where? Burger King, 1135 E. U.S. 280 Bypass

Wedowee

How much? $180,424 for a two-bay charging station
Where? Allen’s Food Mart, 1308 Main St S, Wedowee, AL 36278

The electric vehicle industry is growing in Alabama

This is far from the first time that Alabama has seen big new developments in the EV industry. Here are a handful of advancements that have been made in the last five years: