5 Alabama spots getting new electric vehicle chargers—Dothan, Phenix City + more

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

Montgomery Whitewater
Montgomery Whitewater is the spot that’s getting the most new EV chargers. (The Bama Buzz)

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

Dothan

Gadsden

Montgomery (County)

Phenix City

Wedowee

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:

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