On Aug. 3, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced $1.2 million would be spent to add electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at five sites in the state. On Aug. 8, she announced the state’s $1.8 billion broadband expansion plan is named Be Linked Alabama.
Both initiatives – the EV Charging Infrastructure Program and Be Linked Alabama – are being managed by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).
Management is needed given the dynamic nature of EV charging station investment being made by the public and private sectors and the various phases and players required to ensure that broadband is reaching the areas where it is needed.
Alabama has filed its EV charging station plan with the federal government. Since then, a coalition of seven automakers, including three with a presence in Alabama, announced plans to install at least 30,000 fast chargers across North America.
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell told state economic developers that may cause some changes to…
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