Electric car owners will soon have more charging options in Alabama.
On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris Administration approved Alabama’s plan to build out high-powered electric vehicle charging stations along the interstates.
According to Executive Director of the Alabama Mobility and Power Center Mike Oatridge, the stations will all be high-powered which means drivers can get where they need to go in a hurry. “If you build it, they will come. And also, the drivers are going to go where the chargers are, and wherever the drivers go, they also spend money where they stop to charge,” Staley said. “Just like at any convenience store where you stop to buy food.”
“What this program does not cover, is workplace charging opportunities or community charging opportunities and parts of the state that aren’t served by the interstate,” Staley said.