Alabama ranks 19th in electric vehicles per charging port, according to a new study from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.

Alabama's market share for new vehicle EV sales was 2.6% in Q3 2023, up from 2.4% in Q2 2023 and 2.3% in Q3 2022.

There are 14,883 EVs on Alabama roads and 822 public charging outlets, for a rate of 18 EVs per public port. This includes 299 DC fast chargers.

Alabama is moving forward with efforts to respond to the increasing adoption of EVs. In August, of Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) Announces $1.2 Million in State Grants Towards the construction of EV charging stations. This is the third consecutive year that ADECA has awarded EV infrastructure grants under this program, with more than $7.5 million currently being invested to increase the number of publicly available charging stations.

Alabama companies are taking note of the growing popularity of electric vehicles. For example, Alabama Power We offer discounted nightly rates for EV owners From 9pm to 5am $500 rebate for EV owners who install a Level 2 charger at home.

Auto manufacturing remains one of the state's major industries Alabama ranks as the 3rd largest automobile exporting state, followed only by Michigan and South Carolina. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama workers build all-electric luxury SUVfor mercedesand Hyundai develops electric Genesis GV70 SUV In Montgomery.

“It's hard to overstate the impact Mercedes-Benz has had on Alabama's economy since the company decided to build a manufacturing plant here in the 1990s,” said state Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). I can’t.” “As Mercedes continues to electrify its fleet, it is important that we embrace this changing industry so that the good-paying jobs it creates stay here in Alabama and continue our economic growth. Masu.”